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In an effort to close a loop hole which makes it more difficult for volunteer, paid-on-call, or part-time firefighters, emergency medical technicians, or paramedics to obtain temporary disability benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act, State Senator Neil Anderson has sponsored a bill which would seek to remove the statutory waiting period for these injured workers to qualify for disability benefits.…

After years of litigation, we are pleased to report a hard-fought victory on behalf of one of our clients.  Attorney Brent Eames represented a police officer in his claim for a line-of-duty disability pension as a result of respiratory illness caused by chemical exposure while investigating an active methamphetamine (meth) lab in Southern Illinois.  After the officer’s treating pulmonologist opined…

The Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (820 ILCS 320/1) is an Illinois law which provides for the payment of the full premium of an employer’s health insurance plan for firefighters and police officers who suffer catastrophic injuries or are killed in the line of duty.  This benefit is also provided for the injured or deceased employee’s spouse and any dependent children. …

On February 6, 2018, the First District Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits pursuant to the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (“PSEBA”) for a disabled Des Plaines police officer who suffered a permanent injury to his knee as a result of inspecting an overweight semitrailer in the course of his employment.  After effectuating a traffic stop for the suspected…