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Chicago Elevator Constructor Injury Lawyers

When a Chicago building trades worker is injured on the job, his or her injuries are likely covered under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. Workers’ compensation benefits cover the reasonable and necessary medical expenses related to a building trade worker’s workplace injury. These expenses are typically covered by a worker’s employer or through the employer’s insurance company.

To control costs, employers and insurers helped pass new Illinois workers’ compensation laws that contain traps for workers. These legal traps can result in a worker losing his or right to compensation.

The attorneys at GWC Injury Lawyers have practiced Illinois workers’ compensation law since 1977. We are one of the most successful workers’ compensation law firms in the state and specialize in helping union workers recover the benefits to which they are entitled. We handle cases involving all types of union workers, including the International Union of Elevator Constructors.

IUEC: Making Chicago’s Skyscrapers Possible

The International Union of Elevator Constructors represents approximately 25,000 elevator constructors in the United States and Canada. The union was founded in 1901 and continues to promote the interests of its members in Illinois and throughout the country. IUEC members have helped construct elevators in many of Chicago’s most iconic buildings and make sure that residents can move between floors safely and efficiently.

There are two IUEC chapters in Illinois. Local 55 is based out of Peoria and Local 2 is in Chicago Ridge. The chapters seek to develop elevator constructors skills, promote reasonable methods of work, and help their members become better citizens. In addition to fostering camaraderie between elevator constructors, the chapters also help their members find qualified job placement opportunities.

One Of The Largest Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law Firms

The legal team at GWC Injury Lawyers is proud to have one of the largest and most successful workers’ compensation practices in Illinois. Our workers are very familiar with the types of work that union members do. Our understanding of your trade is one of the reasons why we are in a better position to represent you in your workers’ compensation claim.

We believe in each one of the workers’ compensation cases we take on. Our workers’ compensation lawyers work tirelessly to get our clients cases resolved as quickly as legally possible. Many smaller firms are unable to match the financial resources and legal skill we put behind every one of our clients.

Arrange a free consultation with one of our workers’ compensation experts by calling us at 1-312-675-4839 or by reaching us online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We Win Cases

$359,240.32

Settlement
Workers Compensation

Settlement for an injured union waste hauler, more than twice the insurance company’s initial offer.

$561,007

Workers' Compensation

For a truck driver who fractured a long bone in his foot while delivering a load of metal pipes.

$540,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A 38-year-old union carpenter suffered a significant back injury while lifting an aluminum joist.

$500,000

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Workers' Compensation

A 55-year-old construction worker required right shoulder replacement surgery after a jobsite fall.

$425,000

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Workers' Compensation

A union foreman electrician sustained a neck injury with permanent work restrictions after moving a 1000-pound master bundle of pipes.

$242,657.57

Award
Workers' Compensation

A 60-year-old union carpenter injured his knee and back while working on a remodeling job.

$62,500

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Workers' Compensation

An employee of a staffing agency slipped on oil and tore his rotator cuff. After surgery, the injured worker was…

$77,000

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Workers' Compensation

A Union Waste management driver suffered a labral tear and also developed issues in the elbow both of which required…

$252,000

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Workers' Compensation

A 58 y.o operating engineer fell of a ladder and was seriosuly injured. His injuries required three years of medical…

$174,243

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Workers' Compensation

This case involved a machine operator that was tried and settled over a disputed wage loss due to restrictions that…

$175,000

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Workers' Compensation

A carpenter suffered a left shoulder injury that resulted in two surgeries and permanent restrictions. The lawyers at GWC obtained…

$85,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

Our client is a spanish-speaking only teacher aide with a low rate who suffered a knee injury at work. Despite…

$120,000

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Workers' Compensation

A 22 y.o worker that received her income mostly from tips broke her tib/fib in a work place accident. While…

$210,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

Our client was a carpenter that suffered a lower back injury that did not require surgery but resulted in permanent…

$135,000

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Workers' Compensation

A 40 year old iron worker fell from a faulty ladder while on a job site. GWC successfully obtained $135,000…

$214,777

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A sheet metal worker suffered a lower back injury that resulted in permanent restrictions after two surgeries.

$225,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A sheet metal worker sustained a left wrist and hand injury while using a hammer drill.

$225,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

The foot of a laborer was run over by a co-worker that was operating a back hoe. The injuries to…

$240,800

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Workers' Compensation

A stationary engineer slipped on a ladder and grabbed onto a pipe to prevent falling. Our client sustained a cervical…

$242,000

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Workers' Compensation

A 39 year old local #1 laborer felt a pop while he was pulling up some carpeting on a job.…

$140,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A 41 year old factory worker suffered a back injury while lifting work materials. Both the injury and the accident…

$275,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

An ironworker fell at work and injured his lower back that required a two-level disc replacement. In addition to the…

$278,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A 60 year old carpenter fell from a trailer while unloading work materials and injured his non-dominant left arm. While…

$280,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

The team at GWC obtained $280,000 settlement for a 61 year old electrician that sustained a serious shoulder injury while…

$285,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

Our client was a laborer that sustained a serious lower back injury that required surgery. The injury resulted in the…

$300,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

Injured electrician and IBEW member. Employer disputed injured electrician’s need for a knee replacement and case went to trial. The…

$310,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A 39 year old laborer sustained a back injury that required two surgical procedures. The Petitioner found alternative employment out…

$147,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A window installed stepped off a customer’s porch and injured his left knee. His injury developed into arthritis which prevented…

$398,000

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Workers' Compensation

A 43 year old sheet metal worker sustained multiple injuries after falling at work.

$81,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

An over the road truck driver sustained a serious neck injury when his truck went over a bump on I-57…

$125,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

The Petitioner – a CTA bus driver – accidentally ran over a pedestrian who fell into the bus path. The…

$315,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A construction worker handling heavy pipeline seriously injured his back while lifting a pipe. He required severla surgeries and eventually…

$315,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

Our client was a pipeline construction worker that seriously injured his back while lifting a pipe. He underwent numerous surgeries…

$346,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A carpenter fell while at work and sustained a cervical injury. The settlement that GWC negotiated included a funds set-aside…

$550,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

GWC attorney Joel Block helped to secure more than $550,000 for the injuries sustained by a carpenter after he slipped…

$579,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

A sheet metal worker suffered significant injuries and was eventually placed on permanent sedentary work restrictions.