Worker Compensation

A worker injured on the job can sometimes qualify and receive Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits in ADDITION to receiving workman’s compensation benefits. The criteria for SSDI eligibility and workers comp are different, but more serious workplace injuries often wind up with a claimant getting both. Nevertheless, to be entitled to Social Security Disability, you have to prove that you cannot work in ANY capacity before being entitled to benefits. In the normal legal course, the injured worker will first apply for workers' compensation benefits then for SSDI benefits. Understanding how the workman’s compensation and Social Security Disability benefits work together must be understood by your legal representative.

A workers compensation and medical malpractice client underwent surgery after a workplace injury, but the surgeon operated on the wrong knee.

A Cook County correctional client’s knee surgery caused DVT, leading to a heart attack weeks later. Lipkin & Apter attorneys earned him the workers compensation settlement he deserved.

Can you lose worker's compensation benefits if you are fired for conduct unrelated to your injury? Let the lawyers at Lipkin & Apter explain!

Who is liable for a subcontractor’s workers compensation injury? Learn more from the attorneys of Lipkin & Apter about the legal responsibilities of general contractors and subcontractors.

People are generally familiar with the idea that an accident which occurs while working may constitute a workers compensation case, while an accident that occurs outside of work may constitute a personal injury case. There are times, however, when a single accident invokes BOTH a workers compensation AND a personal injury case.

An Independent Medical Exam (IME) is an opportunity for the employer to have you examined by a doctor of their choosing. But the IME doctor is not going to engage you in a doctor-patient relationship. And they may not agree with the treating doctor. Here are your options.

Did you know? Illinois legislators are working on revamping the current workers comp laws. Learn more from our very own Chicago-based attorney, Mitchell Lipkin!

When S. G. was released from care by his hand surgeon, Lipkin & Apter resolved his Workers’ Compensation claim for approximately $35,000.00. On the eve of the personal injury trial against the store owners, we resolved S.G.’s personal injury case for and additional $200,000.00. This resolution resulted in a total recovery of $235,000.00.

In order for an employee to receive workers compensation benefits, including (medical, disability and permanency benefits) an injury must arise out of his or her employment. That means that the employee must be subjected to a condition of his or her employment that created or constituted an increased risk of injury beyond members of the general public. What constitutes an increased risk of injury is a hotly contested topic and the subject of a significant amount of litigation.