House Minority Leader Jim Durkin thinks reforming workers comp is where Republicans and Democrats in Illinois can start to come together.
Source: Illinois budget impasse may be broken with workers comp compromise – Watchdog.org
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Be very nervous when Illinois Workers’ Compensation is the focus of the legislature and the Governor. It can only get worse for injured workers in this State.
Police are investigating the accident on Wednesday at the Springfield landfill.
Source: Maintenance worker dies in landfill accident in Springfield, Mo. : News
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Illinois law provides death benefits for certain family members of the person who dies as a result of a work injury.
What is found in your medical records will make or break your Social Security Disability case or Illinois Workers’ Compensation case.
The Judge will give great weight to what the doctor or nurse writes in your records.
If you tell the Judge that the doctor got it wrong, you will lose because the Judge almost always believes what the doctor puts in your medical records.
It is the job of the doctor or nurse to write an accurate description of what they observe and what the patient tells them.
The Judge believes that what you tell the doctor near the time of the injury is closer to the truth than what you testify to at trial.
Make sure that you explain clearly to the medical provider how your accident happened and what parts of your body you injured.
You should also explain how it hurts you, how often it hurts, how long it hurts and how it limits you.
For instance, if you need to elevate your leg for 15 minutes every 2 hours because your knee swells make sure that you tell the doctor.
One idea is that you should write down the key information before your doctor appointment, and give a copy to your doctor and nurse so it is fresh in their mind and they will not misunderstand you.
Questions about your disability or work comp case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Under workers’ compensation law’s so-called “going and coming” rule, for an employee having fixed hours and place of work, injuries sustained en route to or from the workplace are generally not com…
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Good description of Traveling employee rule for Workers’ Compensation. The rule expands the accidents for which you can be compensated. It does not extend to negligence cases. Questions about this complicated area of the law. Feel to contact me to discuss.
All 11 men are expected to survive, but some are seriously ill.
Source: Eleven construction workers sickened by carbon monoxide gas – The Washington Post
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This is a workers’ compensation claim. Any time you are injured on the job make sure that you contact an Illinois Work Comp Lawyer for help.