Category Archives for Workers Compensation
APPEALING 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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