Wisconsin governor signs bill ending mandatory union dues – Chicago Tribune.
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The Governor of Illinois wants to pass this law also. This would lower wages in Illinois. Work Comp settlements are based on your wage.
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Work Comp Doctors and What They Mean
Illinois law allows the Workers’ Compensation insurance company to send the injured worker to a doctor of its own choice.
This doctor cannot provide you with any treatment.
The only purpose of this doctor is to examine you and the doctor’s opinion may be used against you in your case.
You will have to travel to see the doctor for an exam that will last approximately 10 minutes to one hour.
The doctor will write a report that describes your injuries, whether your condition is related to your work injury, what treatment is necessary, and your restrictions.
The insurance company may use this report to deny the injured worker medical treatment, stop payments, or deny the case all together.
If this happens, then you will need to have your doctor testify in your favor.
The Arbitrator will chose between the doctors’ opinions in deciding whether or not you win your case.
It is important to know that you must go to the insurance company doctor or you will be denied all benefits.
What is in the injured worker’s favor is that your treating doctor spends much more time with you and over the course of time sees how the injury affects you, and if the doctor is your surgeon sees the pathology of your condition in a way that the insurance company doctor cannot.
If you are ordered to see a Work Comp doctor make sure that you talk with an experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney immediately.
Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May with Williams and Swee at 309-827-4371.
OSHA: Workers’ comp programs are failing injured workers – Chicago Tribune
OSHA: Workers' comp programs are failing injured workers – Chicago Tribune.
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Important reports highlight the problems with Workers’ Compensation laws. Illinois is under pressure to cut back even more on it laws protecting injured workers.
University City police officer shot on duty recovering, staying positive : News
University City police officer shot on duty recovering, staying positive : News.
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Shows the importance of Workers’ Compensation laws protecting injured workers while performing their important jobs.
Nuclear plant worker knocked out by falling refrigerator awaits workers’ comp decision | PennLive.com
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Shows some of the problems in the Work Comp system. Takes a long time to get your case resolved. In Illinois, this would probably result in compensation for the injured worker because he was required to be in the tower for his job and the large amount of equipment surrounding him in a small space contributed to his injury.