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Injured Worker gets Future Medical Expenses paid for life for Feavers.

In a fairly recent case the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission awarded an injured worker future medical benefits for life. This is usually not news worthy except in this case the injured worker as a result of his work injury had to undergo a splenectomy and as a result he had a decreased immune system that made him susceptible to a serious infection.

If he obtained a fever for what ever reason, even if it was wholly unrelated to his work injury such as a cold or the flu, and his fever climbed to over 100.5 degrees he would have to immediately take antibiotics and go to the nearest emergency room. He would then be admitted for at least two days or until the infection could be broughtunder control.  The Commission held the respondent employer would be liable for all that medical expense associated with the hospital stay.

     We represent Illinois workers compensation clients from Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Lakewood, Huntley, Harvard, Hebron, Carpentersville, Cary, Fox River Grove, Elgin, Richmond, Marengo, Spring Grove, Wonder Lake, Barrington, Lake County and Kane County.

 

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categories Worker's Comp | admin | datetime April 22, 2010 10:35 am | comments Comments (0)

Illinois Jurisdiction for a Work Injury Occuring Outside Illinois

What happend if you are injured at work while outside of Illinois, Does the Illinois Workers Compensation Act apply to you ?

Illinois has jurisdiction over any work injury claim if 1) the contract for hire was made in Illinois 2) if the accident occurred in Illinois or 3) if the injured worker’s employment was principally located in Illinois.

How do you determine if the contract for hire occurred in Illinois? The contract for hire is made were the last act necessary for the formation of the contract occurred.  An example is when an Illinois resident is offered a job over the telephone to work in another state.  If All the paperwork to work at the out of state job is done via fax at the workers house in Illinois then the Illinois Workers Compensation act would apply. If they same worker was required to travel to the out of state employer and fill out employment forms and take and pass a drug test then the last act necessary for the contract of employment occurred out of sate and the worker would not enjoy the  Protection of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act.

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categories Illinois Workers Compensation, Worker's Comp | admin | datetime March 17, 2009 10:48 am | comments Comments (0)