If you were hurt at work in Illinois and then released to return to work with restrictions, you may be wondering whether your temporary total disability benefits can be stopped right away. Many injured workers are told that a light duty release automatically ends TTD...
If you have been injured at work, one of the first things you will want to know is how much you will receive in workers’ compensation benefits. The answer depends largely on a single number: your average weekly wage, or AWW. Your AWW determines the amount of your...
Updated October 2026 to reflect Public Act 104-0792, which amended Section 12 of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. You were injured at work. Your doctor took you off duty. Days pass, then weeks, and your temporary total disability check has not arrived — or it...
After a workplace accident, many employers require injured workers to submit to a drug test. If that test comes back positive, you may fear that your workers' compensation claim is automatically over. This is one of the most common concerns injured workers raise when...
The Illinois Workers' Compensation Act Covers Construction Workers If you are injured while performing work on a construction site in Illinois, you are generally entitled to workers' compensation benefits under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/1 et...
Updated October 2026 to reflect Public Act 104-0792 (HB 5228), which amended Section 12 of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act effective August 7, 2026. If you have been injured at work and are receiving workers’ compensation benefits in Illinois, there...
After a workplace injury, you might assume that the connection between your accident and your medical condition is obvious. You fell off a ladder and broke your wrist. You lifted a heavy load and felt a sharp pain in your back. To you, the cause and effect could not...
If you have been hurt on the job, one of the first things you may wonder is whether you get to pick which doctor treats you—or whether your employer gets to make that decision for you. It is a question that comes up almost every time an injured worker calls our...
Workers’ compensation protects people who get hurt on the job. Workers’ compensation can pay for injury-related medical care and can also provide disability benefits. However, workers’ compensation health coverage does not apply to unrelated medical issues and does...
Many injured workers in Illinois worry about job security after filing a workers’ compensation claim. A common question that comes up far too often is whether an employer can legally fire someone who is receiving workers’ comp benefits. The short answer is that being...