Illinois Workers Compensation Forms

In a workers' compensation case, a supplemental job displacement benefit (SJDB) is a $6,000 voucher that can be used for education and job retraining expenses for injured workers who cannot return to long-term work due to permanent disability.

In this case, you may be able to secure a wage differential award. This would award you two-thirds of the difference between your pay at your new job and what you were earning at your job before the accident. Wage differential benefits stop after five years or when you turn 67, whichever happens later.

Get your weekly disability check started, if you're not receiving it already. Maximize your weekly benefit check. Report all super-added injuries. Seek psychological care, when appropriate. Seek pain management care, when appropriate. Don't refuse medical procedures. Be very careful what you tell the doctor.

1. Scheduled injury. Illinois law allows for a maximum number of weeks of compensation available for various body parts.Using this method, an employee determines total compensation by multiplying 60% of their average weekly wages by the number of weeks allotted for the body part injured.

This means that, if your injury is so bad that you cannot dress yourself, cook for yourself, or take care of yourself, and your doctor agrees that you need the help, you can have the workers compensation insurance company pay for home health care assistance.

While workers' compensation programs are generally fairly generous, paying for almost any injury that occurs at work, regardless of fault, such plans do not typically cover drug rehab.

To date, the largest settlement payment in a workers' comp case came in March of 2017, with a $10 million settlement agreement.

Medical expenses. Lost wages. Ongoing care costs. Funeral expenses.

Medical benefits: Employers are responsible for paying authorized doctor, hospital and rehabilitation bills for up to 400 weeks after your injury. They can request you visit select health care providers outside of initial emergency care, so long as you are provided with a choice of six doctors or more.