Workers’ Comp

Workers’ compensation provides financial assistance to employees injured or ill due to their job. In addition to covering medical care, workers’ compensation replaces a portion of lost wages and offers other benefits. Types of Lost Wage Replacement and Additional Benefits Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Benefits: TTD benefits cover employees who cannot work due to injury or …

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After a work-related injury, you may find that you cannot perform your full job duties. Your doctor may inform you that light-duty work is all you are physically capable of. In such a scenario, your employer has certain rights and obligations to find this work for you, and there are options if your employer cannot …

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If you suffer a job-related injury, you have certain rights under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Please watch our video to learn more about what those rights are. The experienced workers’ compensation attorneys at Sklare Law Group are extensively familiar with this law and with work injury claims. We can review the details of your case …

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When you are injured as a result of your job duties, you turn to your workers’ compensation benefits for medical care and replacement of lost wages. To ensure you receive the maximum benefits you are due, please call Sklare Law Group for a free consultation. We’ll help you determine next steps and whether we can …

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Each state sets its own rules about what you pay a workers’ comp lawyer, since this type of injury insurance is managed by the state. In Illinois, the lawyer’s payment is 20 percent of the final settlement. So if $10,000 is recovered in the case, the lawyer gets paid 20 percent of that plus the …

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