Workers Compensation

Workers Compensation - September 9, 2015

  Question: Can my employer or its insurance company speak with my doctor when I am not present?

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I am no longer able to perform my normal job as a result of my injury at work.  I can’t earn what I used to earn because I can’t do my normal job.   Can I get re-trained so I can earn what I used to earn before my accident?  Can I get wage…

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I am eligible for a lump sum settlement from a work-comp injury.  I am 63, and I am receiving Social Security retirement benefits.  My attorney told me that Medicare would take a portion of my settlement if the amount were over $250,000.  Is that correct?  The lawyer states that this amount will be…

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

Question: I was injured while working in another state, where the benefits are poor? Is there any way I can be covered under Illinois Workers’ Compensation?

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

Question: I was hurt on the job in Oct 99. I have had surgery on my neck because I had 2 cervical fusions. It took the insurance company over a year to approve my surgery. I have been collecting wages from Oct 99 to present, though they have reduced my pay. I have collected about…

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: In 1986 while working for the RR I injured my hearing running a track spiker. We had asked for hearing protection for several days in a row but the supervisor kept forgetting to bring them out to the job site. After several days of the screaming deisel motor located directly behind my seat,…

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: As a laborer, if I’m injured on the job and my employer doesn’t have worker’s compensation insurance, do I have any rights?

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: A mine worker suffering from PTSD due to a mine accident due to carelessness of employer, was fired by the employer because of inability to work underground. Can he get disability pension?

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

Question: I herniated 2 disks at work on 3-14-02. My doctor felt it best to operate on only one, which was done on 5-8-02. I am scheduled to return to work in Sept. What should I be expecting from the insurance company? I work for a major airline.

Workers Compensation - August 26, 2015

Question: Can a person draw both earned sick days and workman’s compensation at the same time? I have 100 sick days on the books that I don’t want to lose, especially if I am deemed unfit to return to work. As far as I know, there is one clause that states that we can draw no…