Category Archives for Workers Compensation
WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM INJURED AT WORK BUT MEDICARE OR HEALTH INSURANCE PAYS A BILL
Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, if you are injured on the job your employer is required to pay related medical bills. According to section 8(a) of the Act, the employer has to pay the
Continue readingTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, YOUR EMPLOYMENT AND THE EMERGENCY AMENDMENT TO THE ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT
THIS DECISION HAS BEEN RESCINDED In the event you are injured or sickened at work the remedy available to you is contained in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. Among the elements that must
Continue readingNavigating an Independent Medical Exam Pursuant to Section 12 of The Illinois Workers Compensation Act
Section 12 of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act 820ILCS305/12 provides as follows: “An employee entitled to receive disability payments shall be required, if requested by the employer, to submit
Continue readingAPPEALING A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ARBITRATION DECISION
In a worker’s compensation case, the initial hearing, where witnesses are questioned and written evidence is submitted by attorneys for the Petitioner and by the Respondent, is handled by the Arbitrator
Continue readingWorkers’ Compensation Fundamentals: Fatal Cases
Today’s blog will address how the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act compensates surviving family members when a work injury causes the death of an employee. The November and December blogs dealt with
Continue readingWorker Compensation Fundamentals: Permanent Injury
In our last blog we discussed the three benefits available under the Worker Compensation Act: payment of medical bills, temporary total disability payments, and permanency awards. In this edition we cover
Continue readingWorkers’ Compensation Fundamentals
Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees who are injured or become ill “in the course and scope” of their job. The Workers’
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