Illinois Workers’ Compensation
Chicago Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law Firm
The workers compensation lawyers at Corti, Aleksy & Castaneda are committed to protecting your legal rights if you have suffered an injury or accident and are unable to work. We have combined experience of over 150 years and our dedication to our clients’ workers’ compensation claims is exceptional. Illinois is a large state. Don’t waste your valuable time searching for an attorney to represent you. If you need an experienced and dedicated attorney to successfully handle your workers’ compensation claim call the talented attorneys at Corti, Aleksy & Castaneda.
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The founding lawyers at Corti, Aleksy and Castaneda have built their reputation on cases involving workers’ compensation, disability determination and related aspects of workers’ compensation law. Our attorneys and staff are dedicated to preserving and protecting our clients’ rights under the law in both the legal and insurance communities.
Our workers' compensation lawyers pride themselves on honesty, integrity and sensitivity to the individual needs of our clients. Our attorneys and staff recognize that our success as a workers' compensation law firm depends on the full and complete satisfaction of our clients and we devote all of our resources to that end.
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law
When an accident or illness impedes your ability to work, your concern over your future security is magnified. Our seasoned workers’ compensation lawyers provide professional, aggressive representation to clients throughout Chicago and surrounding areas of Illinois.
Lost wages can often be recovered in three ways:
- Under Illinois law (workers compensation)
- Under federal law (Social Security disability)
- Through a private insurance policy (short- or long-term disability)
If you are injured in an accident or become ill during the course of your employment, you could be entitled to payment of lost wages under the state’s workers’ compensation statute. You may also be entitled to payment for your medical treatment and/or the vocational retraining or education that enabled you to return to work.
If you have a disability which has or is expected to prevent you from working for at least one year, you may be entitled to collect monthly Social Security Disability Income (SSDI). Under this federal program, all illnesses and injuries—no matter their source—are considered in determining one's inability to work.
Some individuals have long-term or short-term disability insurance policies. The purpose of all such policies is to make up a percentage of the lost wages resulting due to illness or injury.
Obtaining the benefits to which you are entitled is sometimes easier said than done. In many cases, insurance companies and/or administrative agencies will not make payment voluntarily. It is the job of your workers’ compensation lawyer to fight for what is rightfully yours.
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Case
An employee who is injured in the course of employment may be entitled to the following:
- 66 2/3 % of the Average Weekly Wage for lost time due to disability from the injury
- Payment of medical treatment for the injury
- Payment of permanent scarring and loss of function
- Vocational retraining and/or education
- Reimbursement of prescriptions
Affording A Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
If you are out of work due to an injury you may be wondering how you could possibly afford to hire an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer.
The following information may be helpful:
- Payment of attorney’s fees is set by state law
- Attorney’s fees are not required to be paid up front
- If your case settles, your workers’ compensation lawyer receives up to 20% of the settlement
