Work Related Injuries
Workers' Compensation
Workers Compensation is designed to eliminate the need for litigation by providing workers injured on the job with benefits. Workers’ Compensation covers the costs of medical treatment, and pays a fixed income while a worker is treating an injury and unable to work. Illinois law requires employers to pay two-thirds of an employee’s salary while treating injuries, and allows additional compensation for permanent injuries. Employers or their insurance companies may dispute the severity of an injury and try to limit your recovery. That’s when litigation becomes necessary, as is the aid of an experienced Workers Compensation attorney.
Nearly all injuries occurring at work are compensable, including fractures, hand injuries, burns, cuts and psychological injuries. Some employees incur what are known as “repetitive trauma” injuries, which result from doing the same action for hours each day. Repetitive trauma injuries include carpal tunnel, tendonitis, bursitis, and trigger finger. If you have been injured at work, you most likely have a compensable workers' compensation claim and should contact our office immediately.
Lawyers Who Win
[An MSU article featuring Craig Manchik]
Craig Manchik, ’94, managing partner in the Chicago-based firm of Manchik & Romaker, has been arguing his position since he was a child. Manchik recently won a jury verdict of more than $1.1 million on a difficult liability case against an Illinois municipality and its police officers. He agrees that you win cases by doing a thorough and complete investigation that includes lining up appropriate experts early so they can advise you in discovery.
Manchik’s firm concentrates on medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. To him, successful litigation hinges on the ability to be a good listener. Manchik believes “you must be in a position to feel your client’s pain. You must bring forth the passion necessary to convince a jury of the wrongs that have been done to the client. If you can do that, you have a good start.”