Permanent Restrictions and Illinois Workers Compensation Settlements, The top work comp question any Illinois attorney gets is “What is my case worth?” ..
07/14/21
Mike Helfand
The Illinois Workers Compensation Act provides for a bunch of benefits that have to be provided and one benefit that can be provided but doesn t have to.
In simpler terms, if you are hurt at work in Illinois, your employer has to be for your time off of work and 100% of your medical care. No co-pays, nothing out of pocket. The only way around that is if they have a defense to your case of some sort. If they deny benefits without good reason, an Arbitrator can hit them with huge financial penalties.
While a lot of people who call me have worries about getting the medical care they need or compensation for time off work, by far the most common question I get is, “What is my case worth?” Some people also want to know if they will get a settlement at all.
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