When injured on the job, regardless of who is at fault, a worker is entitled to several benefits, such as reasonable medical treatment, disability pay, and compensation for his or her injuries. Your employer is required by law to carry workers' compensation insurance. Our firm routinely handles work injury cases.

Often, individuals hurt at work also have a case against a third party to go along with his or her workers' compensation case. For example, a delivery driver injured in an auto accident would have a workers' compensation case, and they may also have a separate case against an at fault third party who caused the auto accident.

Remember, even if you were at fault in a work accident, you are still entitled to recover for your injuries. The Illinois Workers' Compensation Act that allows workers to recover for their injuries regardless of fault. Don't hesitate to call us just because you believe you caused your work related accident.

While a work injury case I described above may sound easy, there are many obstacles and pitfalls to a work injury claim. Some common issues that may come up could be 1. the insurance carrier denies or blocks some or all of your medical treatment, 2. you have not received temporary total disability pay while off work, and/or 3. the insurance carrier or employer claims your injury was not work related.

Another difficult issue is determining what your injury is worth and what amount to settle for. An insurance carrier could offer you money, and you would have no idea if the amount being offered is fair. Further, the settlement you are entitled to could consist of permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, a wage loss differential, and/or vocational training. Sometimes injured workers who do not contact a personal injury lawyer never realize they are entitled to a settlement, and they never receive any benefits beyond getting their medical bills paid.

If you have suffered a work injury, contact us immediately so that we may protect your rights under the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act.