Top Illinois workers’ compensation attorney Brent Eames recently obtained a settlement of $600,000.00 on behalf of a deputy sheriff who suffered an injury while working in the county jail in the course of her employment. This lump sum settlement was in addition to payment of all owed temporary disability benefits for the duration of recovery from injuries, as well as payment of all related medical expenses, including all surgical expenses and therapies.
Brent Eames is a top attorney for first responders in Illinois. In addition to the foregoing workers’ compensation benefits, Brent Eames was able to obtain a full year of salary for our client pursuant to the provisions of the Public Employee Disability Act. PEDA is an Illinois law that provides benefits exclusively for first responders. Eligible first responders are entitled to 365 days of their full salary, and this benefit is tax-free. Importantly, the employer is not authorized to dock any days from the employee’s sick time or vacation time during the period of PEDA eligibility. So, injured workers continue to accrue their creditable service for pension benefits during this period of PEDA.
Eames Law Group handles all aspects of workers’ compensation and personal injury claims for police officers, firefighters, EMTs, sheriff deputies and correctional officers. Brent Eames is experienced in handling claims for workers’ compensation, disability pensions, PEDA, PSEBA and civil personal injuries. If you are an injured first responder, you owe it to yourself to contact an attorney who has frequently been recognized as among the best workers’ compensation attorneys in Illinois.
