Under the provisions of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act, you are never required to provide anyone with a recorded statement . These statements are taken for the sole benefit of the insurance company and their attempts to defeat your claim or reduce the amount of benefits paid to you. Simply inform the insurance company of the date and location of the accident, a brief description of the accident the name and address of your treating doctor. The insurance companies will routinely have an injured worker submit to a medical examination by an insurance company doctor. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case.
Most workers believe that there is nothing they can do about being retaliated against.
The Illinois Workers' Compensations strictly prohibits an employer from retaliating against or terminating an employee for exercising their rights to receive Workers' Compensation benefits. Few employers would risk being sued for substantial damages in a Retaliatory Discharge or American with Disabilities Act lawsuit by firing workers for filing for Workers' Compensation benefits. Most employers are fully aware that an injured worker should be referred to the Workers' Compensation insurance company. Unfortunately, by receiving treatment under the group health insurance, workers are, in effect, forfeiting their right to receive Workers' Compensation benefits. Donald W. Fohrman Ltd. All rights reserved.