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Chicago Public School Engineers and Allies Injury Lawyers

When employees are injured while working for Chicago Public Schools (CPS), they are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits are paid by CPS, an insurer, or an affiliated contracting company, and they typically cover reasonable expenses related to a workplace injury or illness.

The Chicago workers’ compensation attorneys at GWC Injury Lawyers have represented injured Chicago union workers since 1977. As one of the largest and most successful workers’ compensation firms in the state, we have represented hundreds of CPS employees and contractors. Our clients have received workers’ compensation for all types of workplace injuries and illnesses, including:

  • Brain injuries and concussions
  • Broken bones
  • Burns
  • Electrical accident injuries
  • Ladder falls
  • Neck sprains
  • On-the-job car accident injuries
  • Slip-and-falls
  • Tissue damage
  • Toxic substance exposure

Our legal team has also represented more union workers than any other Illinois law firm. We routinely speak at union events to educate Chicago union members regarding their rights in the workers’ compensation process, including the importance of promptly informing an employer about a workplace injury.

We handle cases involving all types of Chicago Public School union workers, including cases involving members of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

IUOE: Keeping Chicago Schools Safe And Running

The International Union of Operating Engineers is a large trade union that was founded in 1896 and has about 400,000 members. The IUOE primarily represents operating engineers who work in the construction industry, industrial complexes, and the service industry. The IUOE also represents a significant number of public workers and healthcare workers such as nurses.

The IUOEs 123 local unions are dedicated to promoting the common interests of their members in the United States and Canada. The union focuses on protecting member wages, promoting member competitiveness through training, and alleviating healthcare costs through extensive coalition-building.

Chicago members of the IUOE are served through Local 143 and Local 143B. Local 143 members primarily operate and maintain the buildings of Chicago Public Schools. Local 143B represents Chicago Public School Financial and Payroll Service employees.

One Of Illinois’ Largest Union Workers’ Compensation Law Firms

The legal team at GWC Injury Lawyers is uniquely positioned to help injured IUOE members because we understand the nature of their jobs. Our personal injury lawyers have the legal and financial resources that smaller firms cannot match. This is why are able to promptly resolve workers’ compensation claims and make sure that our clients get into court as quickly as legally feasible.

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

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

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

$425,000

Settlement
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

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

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

$77,000

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

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

$252,000

Settlement
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

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

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

$175,000

Settlement
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

Settlement
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

Settlement
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

Settlement
Workers' Compensation

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

$242,000

Settlement
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

Settlement
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.