At Morici, Figlioli & Associates, a substantial amount of our practice is devoted
to representing the injured in the area of workers compensation. Our team of workers compensation
lawyers have over 30 years of experience in handling workers compensation claims
within the context of a full service personal injury law firm. Partner, David Figlioli,
has long been regarded as one of the premier workers comp attorneys practicing in
Illinois. Along with partner, Robert H. Butzow, they have practiced workers compensation
law throughout northern Illinois.
In Illinois, injured workers are entitled to workers compensation benefits by statute.
Illinois' law dating to the early 1900s has provided the basis for workers comp
claims for thousands of our clients.
As provided by the Illinois Workers Compensation Act, employees injured on the job
are entitled to several benefits. First, workers are entitled to receive temporary
total disability benefits during their initial period off of work following an injury.
This particular workers comp benefit is generally two-thirds of the employee's average
weekly earnings and is designed to provide the employee with a paycheck during the
pendency of his or her workers compensation claim. Second, the injured employee
is entitled to a medical benefit by which the costs of all necessary medical treatment
are paid. Finally, once the employee has reached maximum medical improvement, and
is no longer totally disabled, he or she is entitled to a lump sum settlement to
compensate for any permanent disability. The value of the workers compensation disability
claim is governed by the degree of disability as measured on an industrial basis
that the worker continues to suffer even after having made maximum medical improvement.
The attorneys at Morici, Figlioli & Associates are well versed in Illinois' Workers
Compensation Law. Our lawyers are very successful in having receive their workers
comp benefits, seeing that their temporary total disability checks are paid promptly,
and that they receive the medical care they require.
To find out how Morici, Figlioli & Associates can help you with regard to a potential
workers compensation matter, please call us at (312) 372-9600, or click here to contact us and an attorney will get back to you.
For a free online booklet on workers comp rights, click here.
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