Experienced ILLINOIS Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
& CHICAGO Injury Lawyers
Injured workers often have a number of questions and concerns following a workplace accident or on-the-job injury. An injured worker might be confused about whether they are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits even if they were partly or entirely responsible...
Many injured workers wonder if they need to file a workers’ compensation claim. Injured workers are often hesitant to file a workers’ compensation claim for a number of reasons. For instance, the injured worker may fear employer retaliation for filing a claim or the...
Union workers, like any other employers, are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits if they are injured on the job. Union workers often have more rights and protections than traditional “at-will” employees, however, because they are subject to a collective...
With every workers’ compensation claim comes an independent medical exam (IME). Because the medical exam is such a crucial part of the workers’ compensation claim, with the doctor’s report weighing significantly on the workers’ compensation settlement, it is important...
Illinois employers – even those who employ as few as one employee – are subject to certain requirements with respect to workers’ compensation. The employer’s primary obligation under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act is to obtain workers’ compensation on behalf...
By Philip Bareck Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca 2013 US News & World Report Law Firm of the Year Labor Law – Unions Workers’ Compensation – Claimants Counsel for the INA Nurses treat injured patients on a daily basis, but what happens...
Katz Friedman recently won three important cases before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. These cases involved injuries which took place after the changes to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act in 2011, specifically the provisions changing the...
Richard K. Johnson and Philip A. Bareck have been selected and will be included in the 2014 Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimaints.
Philip A. Bareck has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2014
Richard K. Johnson has been selected to the 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers for his tenth consecutive year.
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