Knowing what not to say to a workers’ comp doctor can help ensure injured workers protect their right to compensation. When speaking with a workers’ compensation doctor, injured workers should avoid exaggerating or lying about their injuries and hiding details about prior injuries or how the current injury occurred. Also important is for the injured
Workers’ compensation claims take an average of twelve to eighteen months to settle, unless there are disputes or complicated legal issues. Injured workers can streamline their claims, avoiding time-consuming delays, by hiring an attorney to help navigate the process. People beginning the workers’ comp claim process may wonder, “how long does it take to get
Generally, workers’ compensation benefits are not considered income, and therefore are not subject to taxes. Workers’ compensation benefits do have to be reported on a 1040, but are subtracted from an injured worker’s total income. If an injured worker is receiving other types of disability or retirement benefits, they may face other tax or financial consequences.
Understanding how long employees have to file a workers’ comp claim in Illinois can help prevent injured workers from losing their right to compensation. There are two deadlines for filing workers’ compensation claims. One regards the reporting of the injury, while the other is the deadline for filing work-related injury claims. Illinois gives injured workers
Knowing what not to do while on workers’ comp helps prevent injured workers from losing their right to benefits. Failing to timely notify his or her employer of the workplace injury or to attend all required workers’ comp hearings can have a detrimental impact on the worker’s receipt of or claim for benefits. Opaque or
Josh Rudolfi of Ankin Law helped an injured PepsiCo worker receive $32,551 for permanent partial disability after he injured his shoulder trying to open a door on his delivery truck. After paying $13,000 for a permanent partial disability advance PepsiCo was ordered by the arbitrator to pay an additional $19,551.60. The arbitrator ruled that the
An Ankin Law client who injured her right shoulder at work saw her Workers’ Compensation Commission decision upheld by the Appellate Court of Illinois. As a result, her employer was ordered to authorize and pay for the medical treatment recommendations of the claimant’s physician. The woman injured her shoulder as she reached behind herself in
A union truck driver working for PepsiCo injured his back while delivering two liter bottles of Pepsi products to a grocery store. After multiple doctor appointments and various treatments he still has had daily pain since the injury and uses Ibuprofen as needed, as well as a heating bag after work. At an Illinois Workers’
When a 60-year-old gutter guard installer fell from a ladder at work and fractured his heel doctors treated him for his injuries. Over the next few months he was given crutches, a cast and a CAM boot. As his right foot was slowly healing he reported pain in his right knee as well. His employer
Josh Rudolfi recently helped a garbage truck operator receive workers’ compensation benefits after he injured his back on the job. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission affirmed back surgery, payment of medical bills and Temporary Total Disability for the man. (Read the full Arbitrator Decision Here) The arbitrator ruled the disposal company to pay $19,065 to
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