Workers Compensation

When a worker is injured on the job, Illinois laws provide that a workers' compensations benefit program be established to pay a worker for any injuries suffered. An injured worker can receive Illinois workers' compensation benefits if they are injured in Illinois, hired in Illinois or their employment is principally located in Illinois. If you work for an out of state company and are injured, you may be able to pursue Illinois benefits even if your employer or their insurance company tells you otherwise.

Illinois state law requires employers, or their insurance company, to compensate the employee, or his or her family, for injuries or death that may occur while working. Almost everyone working in Illinois is covered by workers' compensation. The following is a list of available benefits that may be included in your employer's workers compensation plan:

• payment for reasonable and necessary medical expenses
• payment while the employee is unable to work also known as TTD benefits
• compensation for diminished earning capacity
• compensation for total or partial disability to the body
• compensation for scarring due to the injury or disease
• rehabilitation costs and incidental expenses to enable the injured worker to return to employment
• payments for life if the employee is permanently unable to work
• payments to a surviving spouse, minor children or dependents if the injury or disease results in death
• payment of burial expenses in fatal cases

For more information about Illinois workers' compensation laws please see the Illinois Workers Compensation Act, 820 ILCS 305 and contact ACME Law Offices in Chicago today for a free consultation.