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The Importance of Reporting Your Work Injury ASAP

In the State of Illinois, if you have suffered a work injury, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. However, the...

Kentucky House Passes Bill Overhauling Workers’ Compensation Benefits

The Kentucky House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would mark the biggest overhaul of the state’s workers’ compensation benefits system...

Grubhub Lawsuit: Driver Is Independent Contractor, Not Employee

A US judge in San Francisco recently ruled that a former driver for Grubhub Inc. was an independent contractor and not an...

Study Shows Workers’ Compensation Benefits Down in Illinois

Workers’ compensation is a system of benefits that is mandated by the state of Illinois for all injured workers employed in the...

GWC’s Dana Blumthal Obtains WC Settlement Worth More Than $1 Million

GWC Injury Lawyers attorney Dana Blumthal recently obtained a workers’ compensation settlement worth $1,029,759.00 for a former receptionist suffering from permanent injuries....

Independent Contractor vs. Employee: How Does It Affect Your Workers’ Compensation Claim?

More and more employers are choosing to hire independent contractors instead of traditional employees. What is the difference between the two? And...

GWC’s Donn P. LaHaie Obtains Over $187k for Injured Warehouse Worker

GWC Injury Lawyers attorney Donn P. LaHaie recently obtained a workers’ compensation settlement in the amount of $187,500.00 for a warehouse worker...

How Will DACA Repeal Impact Workers’ Compensation Claims?

On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama signed an executive order creating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA allowed...

Insurance Companies Using Deportation to Avoid Workers’ Compensation Payments

An estimated eight million undocumented immigrants are currently working in the United States. Despite their legal status, nearly all fifty states have...