Naperville Workers’ Compensation Attorneys

Our Naperville workers’ compensation attorneys represent people hurt on the job in Naperville and throughout DuPage County, with more than 70 years of combined experience handling Illinois workers’ compensation claims. If your injury arose out of and in the course of your work, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act may entitle you to medical care and wage benefits, whether you work at a hospital, a school, a warehouse along the I-88 corridor, a store on Route 59, or a construction site anywhere in town. Compensation Act may entitle you to medical care and wage benefits when the injury arose out of and in the course of your work, whether you work at a hospital, a school, a warehouse along the I-88 corridor, a store on Route 59, or a construction site anywhere in town.

The Law Offices of Millon & Peskin, Ltd., represents injured workers throughout Naperville and DuPage County, with more than 70 years of combined experience handling Illinois workers’ compensation claims.

Consultations are free. We work on a contingency fee, so you pay no attorney fee unless we recover benefits for you. We advance the costs of your case, which are repaid from the settlement or award. Hablamos español.

Where Naperville Workers’ Compensation Cases Are Heard

Workers’ compensation claims involving accidents in Naperville are generally assigned to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Wheaton hearing site at the DuPage County Government Center, 421 N. County Farm Road. Our main office is just down the road at 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite J, in Wheaton. We appear before the arbitrators at that hearing site regularly, and a short drive north on Route 59 or Naperville Road gets you to our office for a meeting. Much of a case can also be handled by phone, email and video, so you do not have to travel while you recover.

Benefits You May Be Entitled To

In Illinois, workers’ compensation offers several forms of assistance. You can receive temporary disability payments, which are two-thirds of your average lost wages. Your medical bills for treatment from approved doctors should also be fully covered. You may be eligible for job retraining if you cannot go back to your old role. Finally, permanent disability benefits are an option if your injury causes a lasting disability.

These benefits are meant to help employees. However, insurance companies often dispute claims. Our attorneys know how to gather medical records, question reports from employers, and fight for you in negotiations or in court to get the full amount you deserve.

• Payment For Time Off. While you are recovering and have not reached maximum medical improvement, temporary total disability (TTD) benefits may be payable if the injury keeps you from working or your employer cannot offer suitable work within your restrictions. TTD is generally two-thirds of your average weekly wage, within the limits set by law.
• Medical Care. The employer or its workers’ compensation insurer must pay for treatment reasonably required to cure or relieve the effects of the work injury. You have the right to choose your own doctors, within the limits the Act sets on physician choice. [link: /workers-compensation/choice-of-doctor/]
• Compensation For a Permanent Injury. If the injury leaves a lasting impairment or loss of use, or limits the work you can do, you may be owed permanent disability benefits.
• Help If You Cannot Return to Your Old Job. Vocational rehabilitation, maintenance and wage differential benefits may apply. 

How We Help Injured Workers in Naperville

We represent injured workers whose benefits have been denied, delayed or cut off. We handle disputes over medical treatment, TTD payments, Section 12 independent medical examinations, permanent disability benefits and settlements. When an insurance company refuses to pay what Illinois law requires, we take the dispute to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission – Meet our attorneys.

Common Work Injuries in Naperville

Naperville’s largest employers are hospitals, school districts, retailers, offices and the warehouses and distribution centers along I-88. That means we often see see common injuries among workers in these jobs include:

• Back, neck and shoulder injuries from lifting and moving patients or stock
• Carpal tunnel and other repetitive-motion injuries from assembly, packing and computer work
• Falls, forklift and loading-dock injuries in warehouses 
• Construction falls and equipment injuries on residential and commercial job sites
• Car crashes while driving for work, which can also involve a separate claim against the other driver

What To Do After a Work Injury in Naperville

1. Tell your employer about the injury as soon as possible, and generally no later than 45 days after the accident. Do it in writing if you can and keep a copy. If the injury came on gradually or you are unsure of the injury date, get advice right away.
2. Talk with a lawyer early. Reporting the injury to your employer is separate from filing a claim with the Commission. A claim generally must be filed within three years of the accident, or two years after the last payment of compensation (which can include payment of a medical bill), whichever is later. Some claims, such as occupational disease claims, follow different deadlines.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a lawyer if my claim was already accepted?

 Not always, but it is worth a free review. Insurers sometimes pay TTD at the wrong rate, stop benefits early, or offer a settlement before the full extent of a permanent injury is known.

How soon should benefits start?

 Within 14calendar days after the employer is notified of, or learns about, your inability to work, it must generally either start paying TTD if it is due, explain in writing why TTD is denied, or explain in writing what additional information it needs and why. TTD is not paid for the first three working days you are off, unless you are off for 14 calendar days or more, in which case those days are paid too.

Can my employer fire me for filing a claim?

 Illinois law prohibits employers from firing or punishing an employee for exercising rights under the Workers’ Compensation Act.

I live in the Will County part of Naperville. Does that change anything?

Generally, the hearing site depends on where the accident happened, not where you live, and Naperville accidents are generally assigned to the Wheaton hearing site. In limited situations the Commission can move a case to a different site.

Do You Help Spanish Speakers?

 Yes. Our bilingual staff will speak with you in Spanish and interpret your conversations with your attorney.

Talk With a Naperville Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

If you were hurt at work in Naperville, call The Law Offices of Millon & Peskin, Ltd. at 630-260-1130 or use our online form for a free consultation.

Wheaton office: 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite J, Wheaton, IL 60187 · 630-260-1130.