New Lenox Workers' Compensation Lawyer Asks:
Did You Get Injured?
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312-500-4500
"My Injury Guy" Scott DeSalvo
Trial-Trained Workers' Compensation Lawyer for New Lenox & Will County
When you're hurt at work, the questions start right away. Will I get paid while I'm off? Who pays my medical bills? Can I see my own doctor? Will I lose my job?
New Lenox workers do a wide range of jobs. Healthcare workers care for patients at Silver Cross Hospital and the medical offices around it. Construction crews work on the I-80 rebuild and new developments. Warehouse, retail, and delivery workers keep the village running. Each of those jobs comes with its own kinds of injuries.
Here's something many healthcare workers don't know: lifting and moving patients is one of the leading causes of serious back and shoulder injuries in healthcare, and those injuries are covered by workers' comp even if they develop over time instead of in one moment.
I'm Scott DeSalvo, and I've represented injured workers for over 27 years. If you were hurt outside of work, see my New Lenox personal injury attorney page.
My workers' comp fee is capped at 20% by Illinois law, and you pay nothing unless I recover for you. Call me any time at 312-500-4500.
My father was a truck driver and Teamster. When I was nine, a work injury changed his life. His comp case dragged on for seventeen years, and his own lawyer sued him for more fees at the end.
I became a lawyer to make sure injured workers get the help my father never got.
Free. Not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by this chat. Prefer to talk? Call (312) 500-4500, answered 24/7.
Nurses, aides, and techs suffer back injuries from lifting and repositioning patients, needle-stick injuries, and injuries from combative patients. These injuries are covered by workers' comp.
Workers on the I-80 rebuild and other road projects work next to fast-moving traffic. When a driver crashes into a work zone and injures a worker, there's a comp claim and often a separate claim against the driver.
In Illinois, injuries that develop gradually from repeated work activities, like carpal tunnel or a worn-out shoulder, can be covered by workers' comp. The key is connecting the injury to the job with good medical evidence.
If you can't work, temporary total disability benefits are generally two-thirds of your average weekly wage (820 ILCS 305/8(b)). Overtime and second jobs can affect that calculation, and insurers sometimes get it wrong.
Bottom Line: An injury doesn't have to happen in one dramatic moment to be a workers' comp claim.
From lifting patients, freight, or materials.
Highway workers struck by vehicles, and employees hurt in crashes while driving for work.
Carpal tunnel, tendon injuries, and joint damage from repeated motions.
Falls from ladders, roofs, and scaffolds. See my construction accident lawyer page.
Picture this. You're a flagger on an I-80 work zone near New Lenox. A driver looking at a phone drifts through the cones and hits you. Workers' comp pays your medical bills and part of your wages. But the driver who hit you is also responsible, and a claim against that driver can include pain and suffering that comp never pays.
Look, workers' comp insurers use a predictable set of tactics:
Here's what most lawyers won't tell you: a lot of healthcare workers never file a claim for a lifting injury, because they think it's "just part of the job." It isn't. If the job caused or worsened the injury, it's covered.
Bottom Line: "Part of the job" doesn't mean it's not covered.
Most comp cases settle, and that's usually the goal. But insurers settle fairly when they know your lawyer is ready to try the case before an arbitrator, and to try any third-party case before a jury.
I'm a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College and the exclusive Keenan Trial Institute, I've invested more than $100,000 in advanced trial training, and I've handled more than 100 arbitrations and 30 jury trials.
Illinois caps attorney fees in workers' comp at 20%. You pay nothing up front, and there's no fee unless I recover for you.
And through a third-party claim, if available:
Find Out What YOUR Case Might Be Worth...for free.
Call me for a free consultation. I'll explain your rights in plain language.
If you hire me, I file your claim with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, make sure your benefits are paid correctly, and fight denials. When you've reached maximum medical improvement, I negotiate a settlement for your permanent injury, or take your case to hearing. If someone other than your employer caused your injury, I pursue that case too.
Hurt at work in New Lenox? Call 312-500-4500 any time.
Evidence fades fast, and the insurance company has already started working on its side of the story. Call me for a free consultation, 24/7/365. No money out of pocket. No fee unless we win.
Nearest office: The Law Office of Scott D. DeSalvo, LLC, 116 N Chicago St, Suite 301 - Kendall Office, Joliet, IL 60432, about 15 minutes from New Lenox. Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., and by appointment.
Call me now: 312-500-4500
Illinois law caps workers' comp attorney fees at 20%. There's no upfront cost, and I'm paid only from what I recover. If you also have a third-party injury case, that fee is 33⅓%, or 40% if a lawsuit is filed. Call 24/7/365 at 312-500-4500.
Yes. Back, neck, and shoulder injuries from lifting, transferring, or repositioning patients are covered by workers' comp if the work caused or aggravated the injury. That's true even if the injury built up over time rather than happening in one incident.
You likely have a workers' comp claim through your employer and a separate injury claim against the driver who hit you. The comp insurer may have a right to be repaid from the third-party recovery, which a lawyer can negotiate.
Yes. Illinois recognizes repetitive trauma injuries, like carpal tunnel and tendon damage, when the work caused or contributed to them. Medical evidence connecting the injury to your job duties is important.
Report the injury to your employer within 45 days (820 ILCS 305/6(c)). Generally, you must file with the Commission within three years of the injury or two years from the last benefit payment, whichever is later (820 ILCS 305/6(d)).
Yes. Illinois lets you choose up to two doctors or providers, plus anyone they refer you to (820 ILCS 305/8(a)). Your employer's insurer can require an exam with its own doctor, but you're not required to treat with that doctor.
Scott DeSalvo founded DeSalvo Law to help injured people throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1998, IARDC #6244452, Scott has represented over 3,000 clients in personal injury, workers compensation, and accident cases.
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