What To Do When You Are Injured On the Job
If you are injured on the job, your medical bills may be covered by your employer under workers’ compensation laws. However, in order to be eligible to a valid workers’ compensation claim, there are a...
View ArticleDifferences Between Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Claims
When a person is injured there are two common avenues to seek monetary recovery – a personal injury lawsuit or a worker’s compensation claim. The two claims are very different, however. In fact, the...
View ArticleIllinois Pre-existing Conditions – Compensable or not?
The Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission has recently reaffirmed it’s position that pre-existing condition can be compensable under the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Act if the injured worker can...
View ArticleTravel Expenses
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act does not explicitly state that an injured employee in Illinois is entitled to travel expenses for travel to and from his/her medical treatment. However, the...
View ArticleWorkplace caused Hearing Loss- Is it compensable in Illinois?
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act has a specific provision that covers hearing loss caused by noise levels in the workplace. There are very specific rules on whether this loss is covered under the...
View ArticleIf it Happens at Work, it’s covered under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation...
Many people believe that if they are injured while on the employer’s premises than it is automatically a work related incident and covered under the Workers’ Compensation Act. However that is not the...
View ArticleThe Company is sending me to their doctor! Do I have to go?!
The short answer in Illinois is yes. Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, the Employee has the right to treat with a doctor of their choice. However, the Employer can have the injured worker...
View ArticleIf I suggest a referral doctor’s name to my current doctor does that break...
Under the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Act, if there is no “Preferred Provider Program” in place with your employer, then you are entitled to two choices of doctor. What this really means...
View ArticleYour Right To Medical Treatment When Injured on the Job
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act allows an injured worker to select two chains of medical providers at the employer’s expense provided that the services are reasonable and necessary . To...
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