Workers Compensation Commission

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Arbitrators awarded millions of dollars, but ignored state experts in workers' comp cases – Workers' comp investigation – bnd.com.

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Work Comp Hot Issues

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Here are some big issues that occur in Illinois Workers’ Compensation Cases:

History of injury in the medical records. If you do not mention your work accident to the hospital or doctor, then you have an uphill battle.

Surveillance videos. Private investigation tapes of you working in the yard or on the golf course. Not always pretty.

Spotty medical treatment. The insurance company will try to nail you for long periods without treatment.

Not doing a strong job search. This will drop your case value quickly.

Combative witness. Fighting with the opposing attorney, and being surly before the judge will not help you.

Questions about your Workmans Compensation case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Work Comp- What Do You Get?

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In Illinois, Workers’ Compensation benefits come in 3 categories.

Medical benefits.

Temporary Total Disability benefits.

Permanent Partial Disability benefits.

You are entitled to medical treatment that is related to your work injury and that is reasonable and necessary.

You are entitled to two-thirds of your wage based on the 52 weeks before your injury. You will need to have a doctor taking you off work due to your work injury.

You are entitled to 60 percent of your wage based on the 52 weeks before your injury times a certain number of weeks. For instance, the back is worth 500 weeks total. If you have an injury that is worth 10 percent of the back, then you are entitled to 50 weeks.

This is commonly referred to as the settlement, or lump sum payment.

Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.