2021 IEA Summer Leadership Academy Session
Attorney Jay Johnson is honored to be presenting at the Illinois Education Assocation’s 2021 Summer Leadership Academy “Facing the Future Together“. Jay will be presenting “Workers’ Compensation for Injured School Employees” in virtual format on Tuesday, July 27th at 11am. Article of Interest: School Employees & Workplace Injuries When it comes to school employees & […]
El Reporte del examen médico independiente fue recibido … ¿Y ahora qué?
Asistió a un examen médico independiente, o IME, pedido por su empleador, y el reporte está listo. ¿Qué significan las conclusiones del médico en el reporte de IME para su caso de compensación para trabajadores? A continuación, encontrará algunas respuestas rápidas a preguntas comunes que tienen los empleados sobre cómo un reporte IME de puede […]
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Warehouse Employees Face Work Hazards
From Pickers, Packers to Forklift Operators: Warehouse Employees are Faced with a Wide Range of On-the-Job Hazards Warehouse employees, such as pickers, packers, and forklift operators perform vital supply chain services that ensure goods and products are efficiently delivered to consumers. Due to increased demand in e-commerce and consumption, companies are expanding their production and […]
Four Steps You Should Take After a Work Injury
I got hurt at work… What do I do now? Four Steps You Should Take After a Work Injury 1. Provide notice to your employer of the work injury accident!! The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act requires an injured worker to notify their employer within 45 days of the accident. However, you should not wait. A delay in reporting […]
Woodruff Johnson Evans & Haugen Cares
Philanthropy: Learning to Give. Our Attorney Contributions Help Make Our Communities a Better Place. The attorneys at Woodruff Johnson & Evans Law Offices provide excellent legal services and secure excellent results to injury victims and their families. However, that is not all that we do. Our lawyers philanthropy efforts actively support our communities by donating […]
Vocational Rehabilitation
Benefits of the Vocational Rehabilitation Process You have followed your doctors’ treatment recommendations and spent countless of hours in physical therapy and work conditioning, but nonetheless your recovery has plateaued. You have been informed by your doctor that you have reached Maximum Medical Improvement (in other words she has done all that she can do […]
Work Compensation Settlement Amount
What will my work compensation settlement amount be? Inevitably, almost every injured worker will eventually ask this question….What is my workers’ compensation case worth? The question about the work compensation settlement amount may come at the initial consultation, or within a few months after hiring an attorney, or the question may come once the injured […]
Who is Responsible to Pay Medical Bills After a Car Accident?
In an Auto accident? Who Should Be Paying Your Bills Right Now? You were just in a car accident. The medical bills are piling up and you do not want your bills to go into collections and ruin your credit. You would assume that the other driver’s insurance should be taking care of these bills […]
What are Passenger Rights in Auto Accidents?
What Are My Rights if I Was Injured in a Car Accident? If you were injured while you were a passenger, you are entitled to file a third-party claim. For example, if the owner of the car in which you were riding caused the collision, you can sue that person for compensation for your injuries. […]