When one suffers an injury at work that arises out of and in the course of employment and provides proper notice to the employer within the statutory allowed time limit, such an employee may qualify for benefits under the Illinois Workers Compensation Act. However, with the exception of claims based upon repetitive trauma, injuries claimed under the Illinois Workers Compensation…
If you were injured on the job, a variety of benefits may be available to help you recover. You are entitled to benefits that pay for your reasonable and related medical care. You are also entitled to disability benefits while you recover from your injury and are temporarily unable to work. These benefits, known as temporary total disability benefits (TTD), should amount…
If you suffer a slip and fall injury while working on a construction site, you should of course be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. However, unlike most employees across Illinois, your recovery may not be restricted to the amounts allowed by workers’ compensation laws. If you are able to establish that your accident was at least partially due to the…
Attorney Brent Eames is a long-standing member of the Workers’ Compensation Section Council for the Illinois State Bar Association. He has served as a frequent lecturer for the ISBA on topics such as trial techniques for practicing before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, as well as representing first responders in companion claims related to work injuries. This past month, he…
After suffering a work-related injury, it is not uncommon for employees to be unable or unwilling to return to their prior duties as a result of physical limitations issued by medical providers, due to a deteriorated relationship with an employer, or for some other reasons such as a better opportunity elsewhere. In these circumstances, we frequently get questions from employees…
We frequently receive calls from concerned workers who have been told by the insurance companies which are handling their workers’ compensation claims that the claims are now “over,” and their cases have been “closed.” These injured workers are told that no more benefits will be paid, and nothing can be done to appeal or alter the decision. This is in…
One of the most common questions we get asked is whether an employer is legally allowed to fire an injured worker as a result of filing a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Keep reading to learn more about this complicated topic, and what top Chicago injury lawyer, Brent Eames, has to say about whether you can get fired as a…
Recently, top Chicago work comp attorney, Brent Eames, secured a victory at trial on behalf of an injured client after her employer refused to authorize proposed medical treatment or pay for ongoing temporary total disability benefits. Our client injured her left arm while lifting and moving packages in the course of her employment. She underwent surgery for a torn ligament…
Recently, top Chicago work comp attorney, Brent Eames, secured a victory at trial on behalf of an injured truck driver after his employer disputed the circumstances of his work accident, and refused to pay any owed workers’ compensation benefits. Our client injured his back while climbing down from the cab of his truck, but he did not immediately report his…
As we previously reported, Attorney Brent Eames was retained to represent seven disabled police officers from the City of North Chicago after the City filed a motion with the pension board to revoke all of their pensions due to their alleged failure to respond to an emergency recall to work as dispatchers. The City relied upon an obscure provision of the Illinois…
Award of lifetime disability benefits for permanently disabled worker with future value totaling in excess of $2,600,000.00 based upon life expectancy.
Award of lifetime disability benefits for permanently disabled worker with future value totaling in excess of $2,500,000.00 based upon life expectancy.
Settlement for injured client requiring back surgery as a result of an automobile collision.
Award of lifetime disability benefits for permanently disabled worker with future value totaling in excess of $2,100,000.00 based upon life expectancy.
Award of lifetime disability benefits for permanently disabled worker with future value totaling in excess of $2,000,000.00 based upon life expectancy.
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