Workers’ Compensation Common Questions

Workers' Compensation Frequently Asked Questions

It is important for you to know your rights under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law. The following has been prepared by the lawyers at Urban & Burt, Ltd. to provide you with answers to frequently asked questions about workers’ compensation laws and your rights for on-the-job injuries. If you are injured while at work, your case requires the skill of an attorney who is well-versed in the workers’ compensation law. The attorneys at Urban & Burt, Ltd. do concentrate in workers’ compensation law, and can properly investigate the facts surrounding your injury and make certain that you receive fair treatment from your employer’s insurance company. The following is not intended as legal advice but is a guide for your reference to frequently asked questions. Please click on a question which may answer a concern that you may have.

No, you are covered any time you are doing something that benefits your employer. For example, if your employer sends you to do a personal errand for him and you are injured in a car accident – you are covered. People coming to work only to pick up their paychecks while on strike were found to be covered under workers’ compensation if they were injured at that time. You need a lawyer knowledgeable in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law to analyze your case.

Medical – You are entitled to receive, at NO cost to you, first aid treatment, ambulance servicing, and medical, hospital, and rehabilitation treatment needed to cure or treat your injury or disease. Temporary Total Disability Payments – While you are under medical care and a doctor recommends that you not work while you are recovering, you are entitled to receive 2/3 of your regular paycheck, subject to certain limits. There is no time limit that you can receive these payments.
Permanent Disability or Disfigurement – If your accident results in permanent disability or scarring, you are entitled to payment for this disability or scarring based upon 60% of your weekly paycheck and certain guidelines in the law.

The attorneys at Urban & Burt, Ltd. will investigate the facts and circumstances of your injury and, if warranted under the Illinois law, will not only file a claim for workers’ compensation, but also can file a lawsuit against the other responsible parties. For example, if you are injured while driving a truck for your employer and the truck is struck by another vehicle, Urban & Burt, Ltd. will file not only your workers’ compensation claim, but also can file a lawsuit against the other driver for your injury.

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