What is the difference in the tests used to determine IC/employment status for unemployment or workers comp in IL?

Employment status under work comp is a different standard, but it couldn't hurt to show that you were deemed an employee for Unemployment benefit...

Should I find a new lawyer??

Were you released to full duty or light duty? If full duty, the work comp act cannot force your employer to take you back, but you may have a...

Am I in need of an attorney ?

You need an attorney and be prepared to let him or her know when, if at all, you gave notice of a work accident this last time. Even if you...

Can an employer have a contingency settlement in a workmans comp case? Once you have a settlement, can it be amended?

An employer cannot force you to resign as a term of the comp settlement contract. Often times, however, an employer may offer additional monies to...

Short answer - yes. She also needs to get off work notes or light duty notes from her doctor to determine if she has restrictions that cannot be...

Is there a potential third party claim?

Unless you sue the attacker who probably has no money, your only claim is work comp. There is no pain and suffering available in any work comp...

If the accident occurred in Centralia, you will be assigned to one of three arbitrators downstate at the Mt. Vernon docket which would either be...

I would like to know if I can sue a facility I worked at for pain and suffering

If the resident who attacked you has deep pockets (money), you may have a civil case against him or her. Otherwise, my colleagues are correct that...

Workman Comp and personnel injury is what I'm looking for.

As my colleagues have emphasized, if insurance companies were fair, there would be no need for lawyers. Unfortunately for you, insurance companies...

I started a new job at a meat locker and a knife went through my finger and they interfered and insisted I didn't go to the ER

You do not need the employer's permission to go to the ER. Go now, get a work note (off work or light duty such as no use of injured hand/injured...