Workers Comp & Work Injuries

What are Workers’ Compensation lawsuits?

Workers compensation (known as “workers comp” for short) actions involve the protection of rights of people who suffer injures at work. Injured workers can receive compensation for lost time, medical bills, and permanent or temporary disability. Workers comp lawsuits might be filed for many reasons, including exposure to asbestos, back injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, catastrophic injuries, repetitive trauma, or warehouse and industrial accidents.

Why might it be necessary to file a Workers’ Comp lawsuit?

If you are injured at work, it is possible that you may not receive a fair deal from the workers’ compensation insurance company. For example, the level of benefits you are receiving may be less than you deserve, or you may be forced to utilize a doctor you don’t feel comfortable with. Furthermore, it may be that you are entitled to damages after sustaining a catastrophic injury as a result of someone’s professional negligence. In all these cases, you need a lawyer to help represent you so that you receive a fair settlement and wrongdoers can be held accountable.

What should I do if I need legal help in my Workers’ Comp claim?

If you have been involved in a workplace injury and believe you have a case, you should record all relevant information immediately, including the nature of your injury, when, where, and how the injury occurred, when and who you reported the injury to at work, and what persons were involved. You should also obtain any relevant medical documents pertaining to the injury.

Once you have collected all the necessary information, you should contact an attorney as soon as possible. Illinois law places time restrictions on filing injury lawsuits, so any delay may impair your ability to take legal action. That is why, at PreCase, we have created an expedited system for being matched with a qualified attorney. Simply fill out the form below, and you will receive a response within twenty-four (24) hours.

Did You Know

If you believe you were discriminated in the work place against becasue of your race, sex, religion and/or national origin and you worked in the City of Chicago, you can file a claim, free of charge and without the need of an attorney with four governmental agencies: the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations; the Cook County Human Rights Commission; the Illinois Department of Human Rights; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Name*
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Phone*
Email
What date did you were you injured?*
What was the name of your employer where the injury/accident occurred?*
How did you get injured (include if you sustained a repetitive injury)?*
What type of work did you perform?*
What are your injuries?*
Did you report your injury to anyone at your work?
How long after you were injured did you seek medical treatment? *
Where did you first seek medical treatment after the accident?
Did your doctor relate your injury/injuries to your work accident, or the work you performed?
How much were you earning at the time of your injury (including wages from any and all places you were working at the time)?