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Danville, Illinois fertilizer plant has some dangers that need to be worked on. Make sure that your workplace is OSHA compliant. Any work injuries should be reported immediately and make sure that you keep copies of accident reports to prove the accident.
Illinois Workers’ Compensation law allows an insurance company to schedule as many independent medical exams for injured workers as it wants to.
An independent medical exam or IME involves a doctor the insurance company hires to examine an injured worker.
The purpose of the exam is not for treatment. It is to provide an opinion for the insurance company’s case.
This will be used against you in a trial or to deny benefits if the doctor’s opinion is that your condition is not related to the work accident or that you do not need anymore treatment or that you are able to return to work.
If this happens to you, then you do not have to give up on your case.
You should see an experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney right away if this happens to you.
It does not cost you anything to hire an Illinois Work Comp lawyer. The law provides that all attorney fees are contingent upon winning your cases. This means that you do not have to pay a fee until you receive money from the insurance company. All fees are limited to 20 percent of the total award or settlement.
Do not the insurance company keep you from the money you are entitled to. Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
One of the pillars of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “turnaround agenda” for improving Illinois’ business climate fell Wednesday in a state Senate committee.
Source: Senate panel votes down Rauner’s work-comp plan | Belleville News-Democrat Belleville News-Democrat
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This bill was voted down in an Illinois Senate Committee. However, nothing is ever dead in Illinois politics. Similar Workers’ Compensation changes may surface in combination with the budget negotiations. The Governor has continued to tie any budget agreements with Workers’ Compensation changes and business related issues.
What do you do when your Workers’ Compensation insurance company denies your claim and tells you they will not pay for any more medical treatment or pay for your time off work?
Some insurance companies will legitimately deny a person based on medical information or accident information, however some insurance companies will deny an injured worker in hopes that the person will drop the case.
If you have a bona fide injury, then you should contact an experienced Illinois Work Comp Attorney to help you.
Do not let the insurance company try to bluff you.
If you have suffered a work injury you are entitled to off work pay, medical treatment, and a settlement.
An Illinois Workers’ Compensation lawyer can tell you if you have a compensable case and what you need to do to win.
It does not cost any upfront money to hire a lawyer. In Illinois a lawyer is only paid when you get paid. The fee is limited to 20 percent of your recovery.
Questions about your work injury case? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
VINELAND, N.J. (AP) — Seven former nurses have been charged with criminal neglect in the case of a woman who needed her hand amputated after a broken finger wasn’t treated properly, officials announced Tuesday.
Source: 7 ex-nurses indicted after broken finger leads to amputation – Yahoo News
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Assuming the broken finger was a work injury, the consequences of nurses who improperly treat the injury is also covered in Illinois. The work comp insurance company would be required to pay for the amputation. The injured worker would also have the right to sue the nurse for malpractice.