by Brent Eames | Oct 25, 2021 | Police & Firefighter Injuries, Workers' Compensation
It is becoming more and more common for employers in many industries to actively encourage their employees to exercise and stay physically fit and active. Studies have indicated that physically active employees are generally less stressed, and demonstrate better...
by Brent Eames | Sep 24, 2021 | Police & Firefighter Injuries, Workers' Compensation
Firefighter injury attorney, Brent Eames, recently wrote about the passage of House Bill 3662 in the Illinois Senate, which was intended to create a “rebuttable presumption” with respect to firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who contract...
by Brent Eames | Sep 22, 2021 | Workers' Compensation
Nobody ever plans on getting injured while performing their work duties, but unfortunately, work accidents happen daily and affect workers laboring in almost every industry. If your injury arose out of and in the course of your employment, and you are temporarily...
by Brent Eames | Jul 28, 2021 | Police & Firefighter Injuries, Workers' Compensation
When processing a workers’ compensation claim, both the employee and employer hold general responsibilities that must be followed in order to ensure that the claim proceeds appropriately. Unfortunately, you often will not have time to speak with a Chicago work...
by Brent Eames | Jul 8, 2021 | Police & Firefighter Injuries, Workers' Compensation
On May 28, 2021, the Illinois Senate passed House Bill 3662 in an effort to amend the Workers’ Compensation Act to create a “rebuttable presumption” with respect to firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who contract methicillin-resistant staphylococcus...
by Brent Eames | Jun 3, 2021 | Police & Firefighter Injuries, Workers' Compensation
The Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA), codified under 5 ILCS 345/, is an Illinois law that provides financial assistance to first responders and other qualified employees, such as correctional officers, who get injured in the line of duty. Although first...
