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Collapse results in death and injuries. Illinois law provides injury and death benefits.
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Your Workers’ Compensation Settlement
Your Illinois Work Comp settlement must be examined carefully before you sign off on it.
Make sure that your medical bills are paid. The insurance company may say the bills are paid. However, you must verify or you will have to pay the bills on your own.
Has your time off work been paid? If not, why not? It should be included in your settlement contract.
Are you being paid a settlement for your injury? Is it a fair amount? This all depends on the nature of the injury, the treatment required, and any limitations you have as a result of your injury.
Questions about your settlement offer? Contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371 to discuss your case.
There are no upfront attorney fees in Illinois Work Comp cases. You only pay if a lawyer recovers money for you.
Shootings and Workers’ Compensation
The rash of work place shootings is sad and disturbing.
Illinois law provides for victims of work place shootings to be compensated.
If an employee is killed, then the family may recover death benefits.
If a co-worker views the shooting and suffers trauma, then the co-worker may be able to recover benefits.
Much is situation specific, so you should contact an Illinois Work Comp lawyer to discuss.
Biggest Workers’ Compensation Mistakes
Delay in reporting your work injury as soon as possible can certainly cause you great problems in getting paid what you are entitled to under Illinois law. However, another mistake may be even more costly to your case.
Some insurance companies will neglect to pay you a settlement for your work injury.
Walking away from your work injury claim without a settlement will cause you to miss out on the money you are entitled to under the law.
You ability to get the settlement is time limited.
Therefore, to protect your settlement you should contact a Work Comp lawyer right away.
Questions about your Work Comp claim? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
What is open in the Illinois Legal Landscape
This is an update regarding what is happening in Illinois legal cases.
Social Security is no longer holding in person or video hearings. However, Social Security continues to allow telephone hearings. The result is the same if you win: you are entitled to monthly benefits for the rest of your life and many times you will get back benefits.
There is no indication when in person or video hearings will resume for Social Security cases.
Illinois Workers’ Compensation hearings have been on hold since the Ides of March. They are scheduled to resume in June. This will allow cases to be decided and winning injured workers will be paid.
Illinois Work Comp cases may still be settled. This will be the fastest way to be paid.
Things are looking up for injured workers and those who can no longer work because the legal system will be able to process cases and get people money they need and deserve.
Questions about your disability or work injury case? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.