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Source: St. Paul teacher assaulted by student plans to sue district – StarTribune.com
In Illinois the teacher would be allowed to file a Workers’ Compensation case and if the teacher can prove the school district intentionally allowed the dangerous conditions to exist a potential liability case is available.
Illinois law does not prevent Union Workers from being able to collect Workers’ Compensation benefits.
No union contract can bargain away your rights to get work comp benefits for a legitimate on the job injury.
Make sure that you report your injury to your supervisor right away.
Make sure that you complete the accident report and list all your injuries. Get a copy for yourself.
Make sure that you go to the doctor immediately.
Make sure that you tell the nurses and doctors that you were injured on the job and all the body parts that you injured.
Make sure that you follow the doctor’s orders for treatment and keep all your doctor appointments.
Make sure that Workers’ Compensation insurance pays all your medical bills, your time off work and your settlement.
Some insurance companies will forget to tell you that you are entitled to a settlement. You are entitled to a settlement under Illinois law whether you are a union worker or a non-union worker.
Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Workmans’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371. Illinois lawyers only get paid if you get paid.
Many times an insurance company will want to talk to you and have you explain what happened in the work place accident or motor vehicle collision.
Are they just being curious or trying to help you out?
Be careful when the insurance adjuster asks to record your statement.
The recording transcript will surface at a later date and it will be used against you in a way that will not be helpful to you or your case.
The first rule is that the adjuster works for the company and the insurance company is not looking out for your interests. The company’s bottom line is to make money for its shareholders and board of directors.
You will not have a chance to explain what you meant in the recorded statement until you are at a deposition or in court and by then it will be too late.
When the adjuster approaches you about a recorded statement politely decline and seek out an experience lawyer to help you as soon as possible.
You will need someone to help you out against the insurance company and its lawyers.
The lawyers who will help you in work injury or personal injury cases do not charge you a fee until the case is over. This is helpful to you because you do not have to pay any up front money to them until they actually get money for you.
Questions about your injury case or need help? Feel free to contact Illinois injury attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
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Terrible preventable accidents. Employer faces OSHA fines and large work comp award.