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Submitted by Kevin Apter on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 15:19
Even though you may have been paid in cash by the hour to perform maintenance, carpentry, home repair--whatever your trade may be--you may very well have the right to file a Workers Compensation claim if you get hurt at work.
Submitted by Kevin Apter on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 09:35
The Illinois Workers Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305, et. seq.) allows an employer to demand an “independent medical exam” of an employee claiming to be injured. The purpose of the exam is to protect the employer by making sure the employee is really injured, needs time off or needs additional medical treatment. An Independent Medical Exam (IME) is a counterpoint against a treating doctor who may be too friendly, ie. biased, to the employee’s case, and protect the employer against unwarranted costs.
Submitted by Kevin Apter on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 09:45
Lipkin & Higgins is involve in nursing home litigation and some of it isn't pretty.
We represent a man who spent his lifetime suffering from an inability to speak, hear and work due to childhood meningitis. As he aged, he became debilitated to a point where he could no longer get himself to the kitchen table, the toilet or to the shower. Grocery shopping and doing laundry were out of the question. He admitted himself into a nursing home.
