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What is Permanent Partial Disability and How is it Proven?

Contrary to popular myth, the d-word is not a medical diagnosis, at least in the workers’ compensation context. Instead, disability is an “inability to earn an income.” The disability could be total, which means the victim cannot work at all. It can also be partial, which means their activity, and therefore their ability to earn …

What Injuries Qualify for Workers’ Compensation?

In a bygone era, the Illinois workers’ compensation system was flush with cash, so there was plenty of money to divide among injured victims. But workers’ compensation premiums have declined significantly in recent years. As a result, there is less money available, and Claims Examiners are stingier than ever. The premium decline is partially a …

Can I Get Workers’ Compensation For COVID-19?

Last summer, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois lawmakers made significant changes to the laws regarding the availability of workers’ compensation benefits to essential workers. The law created a rebuttable presumption that first responders and front-line workers are presumed to qualify for workers’ compensation coverage if they contract COVID-19. Determining whether an employee qualifies …

Hearing Loss and Rockford Workers’ Compensation Attorneys

Hearing loss is not just age-related. Occupational Hearing Loss (OHL) is one of the most common occupational diseases in the United States. Occasionally, chemical or toxic exposure causes OHL. In almost all cases, excessive noise causes this occupational disease. It does not take much noise to cause hearing loss. Occupational Safety and Health Administration sound …

What to Expect In A Rockford Workers’ Compensation Case

Workplace injuries kill about a hundred people a week. Hundreds more are seriously injured every week. These life-changing events have serious consequences for the victims and their families. So, substantial compensation is usually available in workplace injury cases. Injured workers do not need to prove fault or negligence to obtain this compensation. When it first …

Workers Compensation- What you need to know

What is workers compensation? Workers Compensation is a type of protection that gives the employers of an organization a substitution of pay and health advantages to compensate for the harm done over the span of work in return for the required surrender of the worker’s entitlement to sue their manager for the tort of carelessness. …

Understand the Important Challenges in Obtaining Workers Compensation

Obtaining workers’ compensation is not an easy process, especially after a dispute with your employer. You have to go through several complex processes before you get your case through to a court. Getting the support of an experienced compensation lawyer allows you to go through these challenges and successfully receive the asked compensation benefit. Here …