Topic
Workers Compensation
3,525 published works
Geneva Illinois Law Blog
Strict deadlines can kill your Illinois workers’ comp appeal
Injured workers sometimes assume that they will automatically receive the workers’ compensation benefits they’re due. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. If you’re one of the injured workers who has to…
SC Employers’ Blog
The Workers’ Compensation – ADA Overlap: Common Employer Pitfalls and Best Practices
By Matt Blake
On our May 28, 2026, Employment Law Webinar, HSB’s Matt Blake discussed one of the more nuanced intersections in employment law: the relationship between state workers' compensation systems and the…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Great Example of How Insurance Companies in Work Comp Operate
By Mike Helfand
Intervening accidents and Illinois workers compensation. How insurance companies use them to try to deny benefits and how won injured worker prevailed against them.
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Amazon Vendor Tries To Deny Injured Worker (and Loses)
By Mike Helfand
One thing we do as Illinois workers' compensation attorneys is constantly read case law on newer cases. Every month there are new decisions at the Illinois Appellate Court. Sometimes these…
Texas Personal Injury Law Blog
What To Do If You Injure Your Back At Work
By Paul Cannon
Key Takeaways: What Every Houston Worker Should Know About a Back Injury at Work Back injuries are among the most serious and disabling workplace injuries in Texas, ranging from muscle…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Reddit Legal Advice On Illinois Workers’ Compensation
By Mike Helfand
Are you getting Illinois workers compensation advice from Reddit? A better way to do that is to talk to an experienced Chicago work comp attorney for free.
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Fractured Diaphragm and Illinois Workers’ Compensation
By Mike Helfand
A fractured or ruptured diaphragm is a serious internal injury involving the large muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and plays a critical role in breathing.…
Australian Emergency Law
‘What a difference a day [or three days] makes…’ Part 2
By M. Eburn
In my post ‘What a difference a day [or three days] makes…’ (June 3, 2025) I reported on the case of State of Tasmania (Department of Health) Ambulance Tasmania v SGC [2025] TASCAT 111. The…
Geneva Illinois Law Blog
Don’t sign away your future: The danger of early workers’ compensation settlements
Illinois law requires that nearly all employers carry workers’ compensation coverage. Employees hurt on the job or diagnosed with illnesses caused by their work may be eligible for the medical…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Illinois Work Comp, Your IME May Be Rigged
By Mike Helfand
Illinois workers' compensation when the IME doctor is going to find against you no matter what the truth is.