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Litigation Fundamentals – Worker’s Compensation and Retaliatory Dismissal of an Employee

Although an injured employee is still an at will employee under Illinois law, there are restrictions on the ability of an employer to fire an employee who has been injured in the workplace. One example which was deemed an illegal firing was when an employer discharged the employee because the employer believed that the employee’s […]

Our Firm Represents Individuals Injured at the Workplace

Worker’s compensation is a system of benefits provided by Illinois law to most workers who have been injured while at work. The amount of benefits a worker receives in compensation for injuries suffered while at work is subject to limits as set forth by the law. Almost every employee who is injured, and whose employment […]