Southern Illinois Workers' Comp Attorney
When Illinois construction workers, iron workers, boilermakers, laborers, tradesmen, teamsters and other workers are injured on the job, they count on having access to workers' compensation through their employers.
Employers are required to carry workers' compensation insurance in order to provide this protection for their employees. At Kirkpatrick Law Offices P.C., in Swansea, Illinois, our firm helps workers and their families throughout southern Illinois get the workers' compensation benefits they need to pay for their medical bills, disability, disfigurement or wrongful death.
If you or a member of your family was injured in a workplace accident or suffers from a work-related illness, you should not accept your situation in silence. Even if a supervisor or other authority tells you that you aren't eligible for compensation, talk to us — you may have a strong case.
For more information or a consultation with an experienced Belleville workers' comp attorney, contact us online or by calling 618-207-4689 or 877-643-9060 toll free.
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In Illinois, workers' comp benefits come in four forms: medical benefits, temporary total disability (TTD) benefits, permanent disability and disfigurement benefits, and death benefits:
- Medical benefits. Employers must pay all necessary medical expenses related to an employee injury that happened at work or an illness that can be traced to a work activity. Physician appointments, treatments, surgeries, hospitalization, rehabilitation and prescription medications may be eligible for coverage.
- Temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. If a work-related injury or illness prevents an employee from working for three or more days, the employer is obligated to pay that employee weekly compensation equaling two-thirds of his or her gross average weekly wage for a period of one-year previous to the accident. Overtime can be included. Employers may also be obligated to pay for any vocational training needed for the employee to resume work.
- Permanent total disability (PTD) and disfigurement benefits. When an employee's work-related injury results in deafness, amputation, blindness or another loss of function, it may permanently prevent him or her from returning to work. In such cases, the injured party may qualify for permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits or permanent total disability (PTD) benefits. When workplace injuries cause scarring or other disfigurement, the injured party may also qualify for compensation through disfigurement benefits. Many times, these PPD and PPT payments are negotiated for large lump sum payments.
- Wage differential. An employee who is unable to return to his or her regular occupation, but who is capable of working in some capacity, may be entitled to wage differential. The injured workers is entitled to two-thirds of the difference between the new and what they would be making during their prior employment. Many times, these wage differential payments are negotiated for large lump sum payments.
- Death benefits. Sometimes work-related injuries or illnesses result in a worker's death. When this happens, the worker's surviving spouse and children may qualify to receive weekly death-benefit payments. Such payments equal to two-thirds of the employee's average weekly wage for the year before his or her death.
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At Kirkpatrick Law Offices P.C., we can work to get you the right benefits depending on your circumstances and the types of injuries you received. For more information, contact us online or by calling 618-207-4689 or 877-643-9060 toll free.
