Illinois workers’ comp may cover construction workers injured while driving between job sites under the traveling employee doctrine confirmed in Venture-Newberg-Perini, 2013 IL 115728.
Illinois workers’ comp death benefits under 820 ILCS 305/7 provide weekly survivor payments and burial benefits to qualifying dependents of construction workers killed on the job.
Learn when Illinois workers’ comp requires vocational retraining, how maintenance payments work during an approved plan, and how to request these benefits after a construction injury.
Illinois 820 ILCS 305/8(d)(1) provides wage differential benefits equal to two-thirds of your pre-injury vs. post-injury wage gap, paid weekly until age 67 or 5 years. Learn how the 8(d)(1) vs. 8(d)(2) election works.
Illinois law caps workers’ comp attorney fees at 20% of disputed amounts recovered, with IWCC approval required. No upfront costs — fees are paid from your award. Learn how the contingency fee works.
Illinois workers have the right to limit a nurse case manager’s involvement in their workers’ comp claim. Learn what you can lawfully decline and how to protect your medical privacy.
Under 820 ILCS 305/10, the AWW formula includes overtime, second-job earnings, and union wages. Learn how the calculation works and why it matters for your Illinois workers’ comp benefits.
Learn how Illinois light duty workers’ comp rules work: when you can decline an offer, how TPD benefits under 820 ILCS 305/8(b) fill the wage gap, and what physician restrictions mean.
Illinois is an at-will state, but firing someone because they filed a workers’ comp claim is unlawful retaliation under 820 ILCS 305/4(h). Learn your rights.
Illinois workers can choose their own doctor under 820 ILCS 305/8(a) — but the two-physician rule and PPP programs shape that right. Here is what you need to know.
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