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Car Accident at Work: Double the Claims?
If you are on the job and involved in a motor vehicle accident that was someone else’s fault, you could have two separate causes of …
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What is an On-the-Job Injury?
As it relates to on-the-job injuries, the laws in Illinois and Missouri differ slightly. Nonetheless, both states only offer workers’ compensation to employees who are …
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Can You Receive Workers’ Comp for PTSD in Illinois?
After soldiers started returning home from World War I, physicians noticed many were exhibiting psychological symptoms. Sometimes, these symptoms continued for months and, in some …
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When Do You Have to Report a Work Injury in Missouri?
Following a workplace accident, employers are required to contact their insurance provider as quickly as possible. In Missouri, employees have a maximum of 30 days …
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Damages in Workers’ Compensation Claims vs. Personal Injury Claims
When you are injured at work, your benefits are limited to a workers’ compensation claim as your employer is immune from any civil liability. However, …
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Which Employers Are Required to Carry Workers’ Compensation in Missouri?
Missouri employers need to obtain workers’ compensation insurance and keep it active if they have five or more employees. There are a few exceptions: Farmworkers, …
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Comparative Negligence in Workers’ Compensation Claims vs. Personal Injury Claims
Personal injury matters differ in their evaluation when compared to workers’ compensation claims. For example, personal injury law in Illinois and Missouri recognizes that multiple …
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Repetitive Motion Injuries in Missouri | Do You Qualify for Workers’ Comp?
According to the Missouri Workers’ Compensation law, a repetitive motion injury occurs when the body is continuously stressed over an extended period, with symptoms appearing …
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Can I Be Fired Due to a Work Injury in Illinois?
One of the most asked questions is whether an injured worker can be fired while off of work due to a work injury. Unfortunately, the …
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Can You Quit Your Job While on Workers’ Comp?
Regardless of the reason you want to leave your job, you may wonder if quitting will affect the workers’ compensation benefits you are currently receiving, …
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Can I Draw Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
If you were injured on the job, you can likely file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits will cover your medical expenses and …
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Why is My Workers Comp Case Going to Trial?
Why is My Workers Comp Case Going to Trial Often after an employee is injured at work they can file a workers’ compensation claim and …
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Permanent Total Disability and Workers’ Comp in Illinois
If you have been hurt while on the job in the Prairie State and have not yet made a full recovery from your occupational illness …
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Missouri Workers’ Compensation Settlement Guide
The workers’ compensation process in Missouri is sometimes complex. You will have many steps along the way that could take some time before you receive …
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Understanding Missouri Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits
Missouri worker’s compensation death benefits are designed to help support you financially and ease the burden of daily expenses after the death of a loved …
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Why is My Workers’ Compensation Case Denied?
People throughout Illinois and Missouri are hurt at work every day. After a workplace accident that results in serious injury, you may be left with …
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Can You Receive Workers’ Comp with Carpal Tunnel?
Some injuries are more visible than others. Some develop over time and cannot be observed directly. One of these is carpal tunnel syndrome, an injury …
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Missouri Workers’ Compensation Benefits Rates 2022
Accidents at work can have serious consequences. Afterwards, employees may incur high medical bills and they may not be able to return to work right …
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Understanding the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act
Illinois workers’ compensation insurance, also known as workers’ comp, allows employees in the state to recover benefits if they become sick due to working conditions, …
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Do All Workers’ Comp Cases End in a Settlement?
Workplace accidents happen every day. As a result, workers’ compensation is available for most injured workers. If you have suffered a workplace injury, or have …
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Types of Compensation You Can Receive After a Car Accident
Although some car accidents are minor, many collisions are life-changing events for all involved. In addition to car repairs, many accident victims will suffer painful …
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What is the Eggshell Rule in Personal Injury Law?
A key concept in personal injury law stipulates the defendant in a lawsuit “takes his victim as he finds him.” What does this mean, exactly? …
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Auto Pedestrian Accident
Auto pedestrian accidents in Fairview Heights, Metro St. Louis, and the surrounding areas can lead to devastating injuries, principally because pedestrians are especially vulnerable to …
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Top FAQs for Personal Injury Lawyers
If you’ve been hurt in an accident, you probably don’t know where to turn. Medical bills and other expenses continue to pile up in your …
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Motorcycle Accident in Illinois?
After a motorcycle bike accident in Illinois, there can be a lot of chaos and difficult hurdles to overcome. Fortunately, with our attorneys, a motorcycle …
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Steps to Take Once in an Accident in Illinois
Most people will be involved in a car accident at some point in their lives. The majority of these crashes are nothing more than minor …
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The Rise in Car Accidents – Teens and Snapchat
In both Illinois and Missouri, it is against the law to text and drive, or to drive with a handheld device. Young people in …
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Negligent Entrustment of a Vehicle in Illinois
Tort law governs car accidents in Illinois, which means accident victims can file a claim against a negligent party to obtain financial compensation. Usually, the …
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Can You Work Part Time on Social Security Disability?
Generally, you are able to work on a part-time basis while receiving Social Security disability benefits, but your earnings cannot exceed the specified amount outlined …
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Understanding the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Act
The Missouri Workers’ Compensation Act was originally passed in 1925, but it has gone through extensive changes since that time. In the 1920s, the Act …
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Is Missouri a No-Fault State?
In every state throughout the country, auto insurance plays a large role in any car accident. In no-fault auto insurance states, injured individuals must file …
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Product Liability Claims
If you have been hurt by a defective or dangerous product, you have the right to file product liability claims to recover financial compensation for …
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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorney
The majority of nursing homes in Illinois and Missouri provide their residents with the care and support they need. Unfortunately, elder abuse has become much …
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How Does Workers’ Compensation Work?
People go to work every day to earn a living to support themselves and their family. No one ever expects to become injured while on …
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Illinois Workers’ Compensation Benefit Rates 2021
If you have been injured on the job, you have the right to claim workers’ compensation benefits that can help offset the cost of your …
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How Workers’ Compensation May Affect Social Security Disability Payments
If you have been hurt at work and have received a settlement from workers’ compensation, you may wonder if you are also entitled to Social …
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Can You Get Social Security Disability for PTSD?
After a person sees or experiences a traumatic event, such as rape, a natural disaster, or even a heart attack, they may develop post traumatic …
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Can You Get Social Security Disability/SSI Benefits for Depression?
Depression is one of the top leading reasons people seek disability benefits. Depression is a broad term that refers to many different conditions, including persistent …
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How are SSDI and SSI Payments Scheduled?
If you are retired or disabled, or the spouse of a worker or deceased worker, you may be eligible for certain benefits from the Social …
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Can You Collect Workers’ Compensation and Retirement?
As people get older, they often dream of the day they can retire and no longer spend day after day at work. When employees have …
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Uber & Lyft Accident Claims: What You Need to Know
Ridesharing programs such as Uber and Lyft are becoming increasingly popular in Illinois and Missouri. For many people, these services are more convenient and cheaper …
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Catastrophic Injury Claims: Everything You Need to Know
Any type of accident can result in serious injuries. Catastrophic injuries, though, have long-lasting repercussions for accident victims. A catastrophic injury does not only change …
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What is an Impairment Rating & How is it Calculated?
People who are injured in an accident usually file a claim with an insurance company or file a lawsuit in court to recover the damages …
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Can You Get Unemployment After Workers’ Compensation?
If you’ve been hurt on the job or have suffered an illness due to workplace conditions, you’ll likely have to miss some time from work …
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What to Do if Your Insurance Company is Stalling on a Claim
Accidents are always stressful, but you have relief in knowing the insurance company will coverage the damages. Unfortunately, insurance is a big business and insurers …
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Do I Have to Report Workers’ Compensation on My Taxes?
Workers’ compensation provides much needed relief for workers who are hurt on the job, while also providing benefits to employers. However, after an employee starts …
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Is Illinois a No-Fault State?
A handful of states in the country follow no-fault laws that govern auto accidents. In these states, drivers who are involved in a crash and …
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Permanent Disability & Missouri Workers’ Compensation
Injured worker who sustains ongoing problems resulting from their work injury are entitled to a final settlement based upon the severity of the ongoing problems. …
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Understanding Illinois Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits
Workplace accidents happen every day in Illinois, and fortunately, most people are able to survive them. Sadly, some do not. When a workplace accident is …
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ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COPMENSATION SETTLEMENT GUIDE
After a work injury, it’s natural to wonder how much your workers’ compensation claim is worth prior to settling with the insurance company. In Illinois, …
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WHEN CAN I RECEIVE LOST TIME BENEFITS IN MISSOURI?
If you get hurt in a car accident in or around the metro-east St. Louis area, you have a lot of options for attorneys. From billboards to late-night TV ads, our region is bombarded with lawyers claiming to “get you big money” or “get cash now.”
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FOUR THINGS TO DO AFTER BEING IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
One of the questions that were asked is, “What should I do after being involved in an automobile accident? One is to get the …
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THE REAL REASON AUTO ACCIDENTS COST SO MUCH
If you have recently been in a motor vehicle crash in southern Illinois or near the metro-east, then you are probably already dealing with medical bills, insurance representatives, and possibly even third-party collection companies.
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WHY YOU SHOULD KEEP A DIARY AFTER YOUR ACCIDENT
After you sustained an injury in an accident, I always advise my clients to keep a diary of exactly what happened with the Guard, to …
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MASKS ARE EFFECTIVE ONLY IF YOU WEAR THEM PROPERLY. HERE’S THE RIGHT (AND WRONG) WAY
(CNN) – So, about masks – they do next to nothing if you don’t wear them properly. Yep, even the cloth coverings touted as the …
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COVID-19 UPDATE
https://youtu.be/lM98xold9_8 If you have contracted COVID-19 as part of your work environment, please contact us and we can discuss if your condition falls under the …
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WORK INJURIES IN ILLINOIS
If you’re hard at work, in Illinois and you miss time from work because of that, work injury, you’re entitled to lost time benefits …
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WHY CAR WRECKS WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES TEND TO TAKE LONGER
If you get hurt in a car accident in or around the metro-east St. Louis area, you have a lot of options for attorneys. From billboards to late-night TV ads, our region is bombarded with lawyers claiming to “get you big money” or “get cash now.”
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WHAT TO DO AFTER A SLIP-AND-FALL ACCIDENT
Slip in Fall case, we’re asked many questions on what you should do first, you should document what caused you to slip and fall, …
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WHY YOU SHOULD NOT GIVE A RECORDED STATEMENT TO THE OTHER INSURANCE COMPANY
Many times I’ve asked whether or not you should talk to the other insurance company when you’re involved in accident it’s best not to …
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WHEN CAN I RECEIVE LOST TIME BENEFITS IN ILLINOIS?
Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, an injured worker is entitled to lost time benefits, called temporary total disability benefits, if the work injury causes …
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DETERMINING THE SETTLEMENT VALUE OF A MISSOURI WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASE
In Missouri, when the Workers’ Compensation Act was implemented, employees were able to obtain medical treatment and lost time wages following the work injury without …
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30 DAYS IN MISSOURI
If you sustained a work-related injury in Missouri, you have 30 days to provide written notice to your employer. We recommend doing so by …
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THREE BASIC RIGHTS FOR A WORK INJURY
If you have a work injury, you have three basic rights, the first one is to get your medical treatment, taken care of and …
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IF YOU RECEIVE MEDICAL BILLS AFTER A WORK INJURY
If you’ve had a work injury, and you begin receiving medical bills, that’s the time to contact an attorney right away. Either someone is …
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HOW LONG YOUR LEGAL CASE WILL TAKE
A question that I’m frequently asked is, “How long will my case take? That depends on how long your medical treatment, takes. We wanna …
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WHY IF HURT AT WORK YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TREAT WITH A DOCTOR OF YOUR EMPLOYERS CHOOSING
When you’ve been heard at work, you are not required to treat with the company’s doctor. Please reach out to us and we can …
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WHAT IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM A DOCTORS TREATMENT
If your doctor releases you from medical treatment, but you’re still having problems, you can get a second opinion, under the Illinois workers’ Compensation …
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THE IMPORTANCE OF DOCUMENTATION
After an accident, documentation is key if you have your cell phone with you, take pictures, take pictures of the vehicles involved in an …
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THE COMMON MISCONCEPTION ABOUT NEEDING TO SETTLE AN INJURY CLAIM FAST
Some people believe that after an accident that you have to settle a claim, right away, you actually have a period of time to …
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WHY YOU MIGHT BE CONTACTED BY AN INSURANCE COMPANY AFTER AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND OFFERED A SMALL SETTLEMENT
After an automobile accident, you may be contacted by the other person’s insurance company, they may attempt to take a recorded statement, and they …
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WE ARE NOT JUST GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR
Oftentimes after an accident, you may talk to an attorney that will tell you what you wanna hear that a law firm, we take …
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EMPLOYER LIABILITY VS. WORKERS COMPENSATION IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI
If you’ve been seriously hurt on the job, then you really owe it to yourself to keep reading. In both Missouri and Illinois, the law …
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TOP FIVE THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH
Being involved in a motor vehicle accident can be scary. There are injuries that you have to worry about as well as damage to your …