Chicago Workers' Compensation Attorneys
Bowman & Corday
As experienced Chicago Workers' Compensation Attorneys, we are dedicated to helping clients throughout Illinois relieve the stress and anxiety that often surrounds a workplace injury. Our Firm helps clients make sure claims are filed promptly and thoroughly, assist in coordinating medical coverage, represent clients at hearings, trials and appeals, and make sure calculations of damages are accurate so our injured clients get the full recovery they are entitled to under the law.
We are committed to helping injured workers obtain these benefits, including proper medical care, referrals to medical specialists and compensation for lost wages due to a work-related disability. As skilled Chicago Workers' Compensation Attorneys, we represent injured workers in Chicagoland and throughout Illinois in all kinds of Workers’ Compensation cases, including claims arising from:
- On-The-Job Accidents
- Industrial Injuries
- Occupational Disease
- Repetitive Stress Injuries
- Cumulative Trauma
- Toxic Exposure
- Construction Site Injuries
- Mental Injuries
- Disfigurement
- Specific Loss
- Other Injuries or Death
- Occupational Diseases
- Social Security Disability
As experienced Chicago Workers' Compensation Attorneys, we provide personal legal representation to people who have sustained work-related injuries. We believe that people need representation so they can level the playing field with the insurance companies. Injured workers rarely know what they are entitled to under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. We provide the expertise they need to guide them through the Workers’ Compensation maze.
In our opinion, injured workers should retain legal representation as quickly as possible. We will explain your rights and we will work with you throughout your course of medical treatment. After you have returned to work and reached maximum medical improvement, we will explain to you that we can resolve your case by either settlement or trial. We have extensive trial experience at the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and have handled numerous appeals to the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court.
Federal and state Workers' Compensation laws were created to ensure that employees who are injured on the job are provided with fixed monetary awards. This eliminates the need for litigation and creates an easier process for the employee. It also helps control the financial risks for employers since many states limit the amount an injured employee can recover from an employer. Specifically, Workers' Compensation is insurance that the employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on the job, becomes ill due to circumstances surrounding their job, becomes temporarily or permanently disabled, or even if death results from their job. All employers who have 4 or more part-time or full-time employees must provide Workers' Compensation insurance.
Workers' Compensation coverage generally includes: medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications. Additional monetary compensation may be available if an injured worker is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.
If you or someone you know in Illinois needs the assistance of an experienced Chicago Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Bowman & Corday today at 866-718-1892, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
Workers' Compensation:
Workers' Compensation is insurance that an employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on-the-job or becomes ill, temporarily or permanently disabled, or fatally injured due to circumstances surrounding his or her job.
Although Workers' Compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications. Additional monetary compensation may be provided if an injured employee is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.
Orthopedic Injuries:
Orthopedic injuries can include injuries involving the spine, bones, joints, muscles, nerves and other parts of the skeletal system. The most common orthopedic injuries are bone fractures, sprains and strains. Sprains describe an injury to a ligament and strains describe an injury to muscle. Treatment for orthopedic injuries include medical counseling, medications, casts, splints and therapies, such as exercise or surgery.
Repetitive Stress Injury:
If an individual develops a repetitive stress injury (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow, etc.) from duties performed while on-the-job, he or she may receive Workers' Compensation benefits including their choice of doctor(s), full medical care compensation, lost wage benefits, a lump-sum cash settlement, vocational retraining or re-schooling and permanent wage loss benefits.
Construction/Industrial Accidents:
Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths. Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment.
Construction site personal injury law is not practiced nor understood by many personal injury attorneys. As a result, many personal injury construction claims are often subject to mediocre representation and minimal financial compensation due to improper legal counsel. Injured construction workers are urged to seek a Workers' Compensation attorney who is knowledgeable in a variety of construction techniques and has successfully litigated numerous construction site personal injury cases.
Burn Injuries:
People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries. Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.
Toxic Exposure:
Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly. Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint (linked to brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease), dry cleaning and other solvents (linked to brain damage and major organ damage), pesticides such as dioxin and DDT (linked to birth injuries) and toxic landfill waste (linked to leukemia).
Retaliatory Discharge:
If an individual is terminated from their place of employment after reporting a Workers' Compensation claim, he or she could be entitled to substantial damages in a retaliatory discharge lawsuit against their former employer.
Federal laws prohibit an employer from discharging or discriminating against an employee because of a Workers' Compensation injury. If an employer fires or forces the resignation of an injured employee in retaliation for filing a Workers' Compensation claim, the employee can file a civil lawsuit against the employer seeking damages in court, provided the employee has evidence of such an allegation. Also, if an employer denies permission for immediate medical attention following a work-related injury, or does not permit an employee to seek out the services of other medical professionals in conjunction with assigned company doctors, the employee can seek legal retribution under Workers' Compensation laws.
If you or someone you know in Illinois needs the assistance of an experienced Chicago Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Bowman & Corday today at 866-718-1892, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
If you or someone you know in Illinois needs the assistance of an experienced Chicago Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Bowman & Corday today at 866-718-1892, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
Bowman & Corday, Ltd.
20 North Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60602
Telephone: 866-718-1892
Fax: 312-606-9887
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:
John T. Bowman
EDUCATION:
- Syracuse University, B.S. in Business (1969)
- Southern Illinois University, J.D. (1976)
- Illinois
- Workers’ Compensation Lawyers’ Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association
Lane Allan Corday
EDUCATION:
- University of Illinois, B.S. (1976)
- University of Illinois Law School, J.D. (1980)
- Illinois State Courts
- Northern District Illinois, Federal Court
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice (ATLA)
- Workers’ Compensation Lawyers’ Association
- State rechecking cleanups after EPA consultant's lies (The Columbus Dispatch)
When an environmental consultant reported that a former auto-salvage yard had been cleaned up and was no longer a health risk, both the state and Jim Woodland believed him.
Lane Allan Corday
Bowman & Corday, Ltd.
20 North Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60602
Telephone: 866-718-1892
Fax: 312-606-9887
