When Illinois workers suffer injuries on the job, they are covered by workers’ compensation benefits. However, navigating the complex workers’ compensation system can be overwhelming for an injured worker. This is where a Chicago workers’ compensation lawyer comes in. The Chicago workers’ compensation attorneys in our personal injury law firm have decades of experience handling workers’ compensation cases and can help you get the benefits you deserve.
Why Do I Need a Workers’ Comp Attorney?
Was your illness or injury sustained while you were performing job-related duties?
Our experienced workers’ compensation attorneys can pursue compensation for you and help you file a workers’ compensation claim. We can negotiate with the insurance company to maximize your compensation to reimburse medical bills. We can ensure the insurance company pays for on-the-job injuries or occupational illnesses, and we ensure your checks don’t stop without warning. In the case of a fatal injury or illness, we can obtain compensation for certain surviving family members.
Los abogados de indemnización por accidentes de trabajo también pueden garantizar que cualquier disputa o complicación que surja durante el proceso de indemnización por accidentes de trabajo se gestione con eficacia.
¿Qué son las prestaciones de compensación laboral de Illinois?
Managed by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC)—according to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305, et al.)—the Illinois workers’ compensation system requires nearly all employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance to protect workers with work-related injuries or illness with financial support and medical benefits. Union workers and non-union employees are eligible under the no-fault system; workers are not required to prove employer negligence.
These special worker protection laws provide injured workers with a way to recover compensation without needing to prove fault, unlike personal injury claims.
Workers’ compensation covers the disability benefits for work-related illness or injury victims:
- Temporary Total Disability (TTD) provides replacement for lost wages and medical care for workers temporarily unable to work.
- Temporary Partial Disability (TPD) assists injured workers returning to work with reduced earnings, based on average weekly wage.
- La incapacidad permanente parcial (PPD) proporciona prestaciones a los trabajadores con impedimentos permanentes.
- Las prestaciones por incapacidad permanente total (IPT) proporcionan una ayuda económica vitalicia en caso de incapacidad permanente.
- Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits may help workers retrain and access programs when they can’t return to their old jobs.
- Las prestaciones por defunción ofrecen ayuda económica y cubren los gastos funerarios de las personas a cargo de los trabajadores fallecidos a causa de lesiones o enfermedades laborales.
Common Types of Work-Related Accidents in Chicago
Some types of common workplace accidents our work injury lawyers handle include:
- Slip and fall accidents
- Quemaduras o exposiciones químicas
- Repetitive motion injuries
- Lesiones por maquinaria
- Lesiones por sobreesfuerzo
Lesiones laborales más comunes
Algunas de las lesiones más comunes son:
- Huesos rotos
- Esguinces y distensiones
- Quemaduras
- Repetitive stress injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome
- Lesiones de espalda, columna y cuello
- Head trauma and traumatic brain injuries
What Benefits Are Available Through a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
¿Por qué pueden denegarse los casos de indemnización por accidente laboral?
Bajo la ley de compensación de trabajadores de Illinois, una reclamación de compensación de trabajadores de Illinois puede ser negada por la compañía de seguros del empleador cuando hay:
- No informar a tiempo de la lesión o enfermedad
- A lack of evidence or documentation supporting the claim for workers’ compensation coverage
- Afecciones preexistentes que puedan haber contribuido a la lesión o enfermedad
- Una lesión ocurrida fuera del horario de trabajo o mientras se realizaban actividades no relacionadas con el trabajo.
Qué hacer tras un accidente laboral en Chicago
Si ha sufrido lesiones en un accidente laboral:
- Comunique rápidamente el incidente a su empresa, que debe informar a su compañía de seguros de accidentes laborales.
- Seek medical attention for your injuries and follow the doctor’s medical treatment plan.
- Lleve un registro de todos los gastos médicos y bajas laborales debidas a la lesión.
- Consult with workers’ comp lawyers who can guide you through your workers’ compensation claim process and ensure that you receive fair compensation for your injuries.
¿Qué es una demanda de terceros en un caso de indemnización por accidente laboral?
In some workers’ compensation insurance cases, workers can file personal injury claims against a third party whose negligence contributed to their work injury. These third-party personal injury lawsuits can result in additional compensation not covered by Illinois’s workers’ compensation, such as pain and suffering.
For example, when a construction worker, healthcare worker, or office worker is injured by a faulty piece of equipment, they may have a valid personal injury case.
Contact The Kryder Law Group, LLC Accident and Injury Lawyers
The experienced lawyers in our law firm have successfully represented injured employees with workers’ comp claims when the illness or injury occurred at work (in both non-hazardous and dangerous jobs). We know Illinois law and will work to ensure you receive workers’ compensation benefits you deserve for your serious injuries.
Were you injured on the job? Contact us for a free consultation.
(312) 223-1700