Attorney Allison Mecher will answer your questions about how and when to use Impairment Ratings in Illinois WC cases in a March 5, 2020 online seminar with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Register here.
In this case, Petitioner was injured in an accepted, but unfiled, accident in 2016 when he slipped on ice and fell while walking on the roof of Respondent’s building. Petitioner underwent appropriate medical treatment and was released to return to full duty work. The last medical or indemnity benefit paid on this case was February…
On Tuesday Feb 18, 2020, Partner Colin Mills and attorney Michael Bantz from I&F’s Champaign office will be working with the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce to host a seminar addressing the impact of the new changes regarding cannabis legalization and effects on employers and the workplace. The seminar, entitled Recreational Marijuana’s Impact on Workplace and Employers, will run…
In 2019, the Third District Appellate Court issued a Rule 23 Decision in Gaytan v. The Illinois Workers’ Comp. Comm’n, 2019 IL App (3d) 180141WC-U, in which they found a petitioner’s second accident, suffered en route to treatment for the original accident, not to be compensable. The petitioner originally suffered an accepted accident that caused left…
We are now a year removed from Indiana’s adoption of the (the “Formulary”) and its overall impact on worker’s compensation claims remains somewhat uncertain. This is true as it relates to litigating disputes over prescription drug approval and the broader impact on overall costs associated with worker’s compensation claims and reducing the opioid epidemic. In…
Current law makes it difficult for first responders in Wisconsin to receive workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD because benefits for PTSD are awarded only when an injured employee shows that PTSD resulted from a situation of greater dimension than the day-to-day mental stresses and tensions which all employees experience. This is known as the “greater…
I&F’s Allison Mecher brings a timely Winter update with a discussion of parking lot slip and fall accidents.
Calculating the average weekly wage (AWW) to determine wage loss benefits is a routine, but critical part of the worker’s compensation case analysis. While the benefit calculator simplifies the math, the decision to include or not to include certain line items in the AWW calculation can be a fluid evaluation. The method of calculating AWW…
Attorney Allison Mecher prevailed in an appeal to the IWCC in defense of an alleged repetitive trauma claim. The claimant, an Administrative Assistant/Executive Assistant to the Sheriff, sought workers’ compensation benefits for repetitive trauma carpal tunnel syndrome related to her job duties. The claimant’s treating doctor diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome requiring surgery, and causally related…
Congratulations to Partner Jack Shanahan for an outstanding Illinois WC Arbitration result. In this case, the petitioner was injured in a confirmed accident in 2014 when a hand-jack rolled over her foot, causing immediate complaints of pain and need for treatment. Disputes arose shortly thereafter as to an offer of light duty work within petitioner’s restrictions, and…
