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We are Chicago attorneys who help with work injuries all throughout Illinois.  If you have questions or want an attorney referral, call us for free at 800-517-1614.

There is a big misconception that if you are at work and get hurt, it’s a workers’ compensation case. Under Illinois law it usually is a case, but you have to show that something about your job contributed to you getting hurt.  If you can do that you win your case, if you can’t you lose.

This is shown when a worker falls down the stairs on the job. At first you’d think…
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Workers’ Compensation claims can difficult, exhausting and just plain complicated. If you’ve found yourself suffering from a work injury, here is a list of our favorite 33 tid-bits that you might find helpful.

1. With the exception of Federal workers, Chicago cops/firemen, some farm workers, and truly independent contractors, all employees, including employees through a temp-agency, are covered under the Illinois Workers Compensation Act.
2. If you don’t have health insurance this doesn’t stop you from making a claim if injured. Workers compensation is there to pay you for all of your related medical bills.
3. All businesses, including non-profits,…
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Every Wednesday we offer five legal tips on various areas of Illinois law.  We’ve noticed lately that people are commonly confused on a bunch of Illinois work comp situations.  Hopefully we can clear that up.

  1. You don’t have to show negligence to win your case.  If you get hurt while performing job duties for you employer during working hours, your case is likely covered under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act.  The tradeoff is that you don’t have the right to sue your employer if they are negligent in you getting hurt.  This works out well for most workers, especially

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