by admin | Jul 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Pathfinder Co. v. Industrial Commission, 62 Ill.2d 556, 343 N.E.2d 913 (1976), was the first case where the Illinois Supreme Court decided that worker’s compensation claims could include “mental-mental” sufferings. In Illinois, there are two types of mental worker’s...
by admin | May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Illinois’s Tort Immunity Act protects police from lawsuits that involve their police duties. Therefore, as a rule, you cannot sue the police department when, for example, the police fail to protect you. While some may argue that police should be directly liable for...
by admin | May 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cosmetic Surgery as Medical Expenses. According to the Workers’ Compensation Act in Illinois, the employer is required to pay for services related to work injuries. Those services include, “all the necessary first aid, medical and surgical services, and all necessary...
by admin | May 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
In order to recover in a lawsuit, you must sue within a certain amount of time. There are several practical reasons for the limitations, collectively known as statute of limitations. First, suing sooner rather than later allows for fresh evidence; for example, the...
by admin | Apr 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Debunking Expungement Myths Having a criminal record can have a dramatic impact on various aspects of your life, including education, tax implications, employment issues, and housing consequences. Many people assume that if you wait long enough that your criminal...
by admin | Mar 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dissipation of Assets. When parties go through a divorce, the court will divide the couple’s total assets between the parties. Normally, the division is based on notions of fairness, and also depends on various factors such as occupation, savings amounts, or who will...
by admin | Mar 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Temporary Total Disability. Temporary total disability benefits can be awarded in situations where an individual is injured in relation to his or her employment. This type of benefit assumes that the individual cannot work for a period of time, as prescribed by his or...
by admin | Mar 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dividing Pensions in Divorce. When couples divorce, it is common for the court to divide marital assets in a relatively equal fashion. The court may consider such things as current income, potential future earnings, individual assets, combined assets, and support for...
by admin | Jan 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Expanded Rights of the “Traveling Employee” In order to qualify for Worker’s Compensation, an injury must have occurred “out of and in the course of . . . employment.” That means that you can only receive money for your injury if the injury was on the job and you were...
