Since taking office in 2015, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has been battling with the Illinois General Assembly to impose drastic Illinois Workers’ Compensation “Reform.” Noting [...]
On May 26, 2017, Illinois Democratic legislators voted to pass two new measures designed to reform workers’ compensation law in the state. The measures were proposed in response to Gov. Bruce [...]
All too often, good people are injured on the job and believe in the “false hope” that they will either get better and return to normal life in a short period of time, or they simply believe that [...]
An Estee Lauder employee who was injured at the mall was recently denied workers’ compensation benefits because she was determined to have been off duty at the time. In the matter of Kohl [...]
If you suffer a work injury, it is important that you report the incident to your employer as soon as possible. You may be entitled to disability benefits and medical treatment paid for by your [...]
On May 10, 2017, Goldberg Weisman Cairo’s senior partner Louis C. Cairo appeared on the “Case or No Case?” segment on WCIU’s morning show You & Me. He discussed common incidents that may or [...]
A Pinckneyville-area high school art teacher was recently awarded workers’ compensation benefits for injuries she suffered as a result of her school’s Senior Prank Day. In the matter of Field v. [...]
A semi-truck driver was recently denied workers’ compensation benefits for injuries stemming from an on-the-job fistfight because an arbitrator and the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission [...]
A correctional officer injured during a weightlifting competition at his workplace was recently denied workers’ compensation benefits because he was involved in a “voluntary recreational [...]
A truck driver’s entitlement to certain workers’ compensation benefits was recently upheld on appeal, despite his employer’s argument that any future medical treatment would be unrelated because [...]
