Tag Archives: Workers’ Comp
Can An Injured Employee Get Compensation If They Fail A Drug Test?
The worker’s compensation system exists to ensure that workers get compensation for their injuries no matter what. Since there is no fault in this law, workers can’t sue their employers over this. That means employers handle workers’ injury no matter the circumstances. The fact is, it is undebatable. However, there is a limit to… Read More »
The Value of a Rotator Cuff Tear with Surgery
The Illinois Workers Compensation Act has determined that the value of a rotator cuff tear is based on a man as a whole pursuant to recent case law, as opposed to loss of use of an arm. A man as a whole case has a total value is 500 weeks, whereas loss of use… Read More »
What To Do When A Case Nurse Manager Shows Up At Your Doctor’s Appointment
Often an injured worker first finds out that there has been a nurse case manager assigned to their case is when they meet the nurse case manager at the treating physician’s office for the first time. Insurance companies will generally spring the nurse case manager on the injured worker so the injured worker does… Read More »
Value of a Torn Meniscus with Surgery after an Accident at Work
The Illinois Workers Compensation Act determines the value of a meniscus knee surgery based on a percentage loss use of the leg. The Illinois Workers Compensation Act states that a total loss use of the leg is 215 weeks. Once the percentage of disability of that leg resulting from a meniscus tear with surgery… Read More »