Tag Archives: workers compensation

Menard Work Comp Claims – Jumping Down the Rabbit Hole

Like most people interested in the Illinois workers compensation system, we have been reading the Belleville News-Democrat’s unfolding coverage about the Illinois Department of Corrections debacle at the Menard Correctional Center.  It seems that over the past several years there have been a large number of claims for repetitive stress injuries reported by the staff … Continue reading Menard Work Comp Claims – Jumping Down the Rabbit Hole →

Categories : Workers' Compensation Act

Injured Workers: Be Careful With Your Release to Return to Work

Every few years we see a particularly vicious claims practice resurface in workers’ compensation claims.  Most often it involves younger workers and smaller employers, but it isn’t just limited to them.  This practice involves an employer tricking the injured worker to get a full duty release to return to work when they aren’t physically able … Continue reading Injured Workers: Be Careful With Your Release to Return to Work →

Categories : Medical Care, Return to Work

Injured Workers – You Don’t Have to Accept an AMA Guide Settlement – Just Say No!

We’ve been getting calls lately from people who have received workers compensation settlement offers from the insurance company for only a small fraction of what their coworkers got six months ago.  Most often, the insurance company told them they had to accept a settlement because a doctor gave them a disability rating under the American … Continue reading Injured Workers – You Don’t Have to Accept an AMA Guide Settlement – Just Say No! →

Categories : Benefits, Permanent Partial Disability