Workers’ Compensation Law
Steven W Perbix Law Office is experienced in workers’ compensation and personal injury law.
Designed to protect workers injured on the job and their dependents, if a worker is killed in the course of employment, workers’ compensation is insurance coverage mandated by Federal and state laws. Unless covered by Federal programs, Illinois law requires employers to carry workers’ compensation coverage for employees or to be self-insured.
Workers’ compensation benefits both employees and employers. In exchange for forfeiting the right to file a lawsuit against his employer, the injured employee is compensated for medical expenses and lost wages. The employer accepts liability that is limited and determined by a state defined benefit schedule.
Because workers’ compensation is a no-fault insurance program, injured employees do not have to prove an injury was someone else’s fault to receive workers’ comp benefits.
When You Need Legal Help
Many injured workers navigate through the workers’ comp claim process without difficulty. However, you may need an attorney to protect your rights if:
- Your workers’ compensation claim is denied
- Your claim is unreasonably delayed
- Defective equipment caused the injury
- A party other than your employer is liable for the injury
- You are a dependent of someone who has died from a workplace injury
- Your injuries are catastrophic, and workers’ comp benefits do not adequately cover medical costs, rehabilitation or assistive care
An attorney can check on the status of your claim, investigate the delay or denial, and evaluate your case to determine the best course of action to help you resolve your claim.
The Law Office of Steven W. Perbix regularly assists clients whose workers’ compensation claims have been denied, when a third party is liable for injuries, malfunctioning machinery or a defective product causes serious injury, or when dependents need help with wrongful death claims. Committed to our clients’ best interests, we take every step necessary to fight for the compensation each deserves.
When you need legal advice and guidance regarding a work-related injury or illness, call our law firm at 217-233-3000 to arrange an appointment. We offer a no cost, no obligation case evaluation of your workers’ compensation benefit claim.
Helpful Links
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission – A website providing workers’ comp information, news, facts, benefit rates and more.
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act
Personal Injury
Personal injury is broad area of law, which deals with physical or financial harm arising from the negligence, wrongful conduct, or irresponsible behavior of another. Under civil law, the party who is injured may file a personal injury lawsuit to recover damages.
Types of Personal Injury Accidents
While car accidents are by far the most common, other accidents from which personal injuries arise involve trucks, boats, airplanes, motorcycles, tractor-trailers, pedestrians, bicycles, amusement park rides, dogs, swimming pools, railroad crossings, and RVs to name a few examples.
Types of Personal Injuries
Bone fractures, loss of vision, hearing, and extremities, burns, paralysis and other accident injuries are often classified according to the type of injury such as:
- Spinal cord injury
- Birth injury
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Neck and back injuries
- Burn injuries
- Quadriplegia and paraplegia
- Eye injury or blindness
Types of Personal Injury Liability and Negligence
A variety of liability and negligence types, which describe other forms of personal injury include medical malpractice, professional malpractice, products liability, premises liability, government liability, municipal liability, pharmaceutical negligence, nursing home negligence, and medical negligence.
Proving Liability
To have grounds for a personal injury claim, you must have proof of liability, which means you can show that the harm you suffered was the result of either intentional conduct or negligence. And, to establish negligence, there must be evidence that failure to act or reasonable precaution was lacking. An apartment owner who fails to meet fire codes, a real estate developer whose subcontractor uses faulty workmanship, a speeding driver who causes a freeway pile-up, a nursing home that fails to take steps to prevent patient abuse, a business owner who fails to fix a broken handrail, all could create a liability.
If you are seriously injured due to someone’s action or inaction, you may have grounds for a personal injury claim.
Getting Legal Help
When you are the victim of a personal injury accident, an important first step is choosing a lawyer to represent you. The sooner you retain a lawyer, the sooner case preparation can begin, and the better your chances of obtaining the compensation you deserve.
At the Law Office of Steven W. Perbix, located in Decatur, personal injury law is a primary focus of our practice. In the course of nearly 20 years, we have helped countless victims recover damages for injuries arising from a broad scope of injury accidents, liability, and negligence. We have established a notable record of success, winning millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for our clients to cover medical costs (past and future), lost wages, damages for pain and suffering, along with rehabilitation and assistive care expenses.
When you are injured state law limit the time you have to file a lawsuit, therefore it is crucial to obtain legal help at the outset. Call the Law Office of Steven W. Perbix, at 217-233-3000 to arrange an appointment for a no cost, no obligation case review.
The Law Office of Steven W. Perbix is a multi-service civil and criminal practice. With an office in Decatur, Illinois, our firm represents clients in towns and communities across Central Illinois, including Decatur, Springfield, Champaign, Mattoon, Charleston, Taylorville, Lincoln, Clinton, Bloomington-Normal, Shelbyville, and Sullivan.
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