This handbook is Illinois’ most extensive source of information for dealing with workers’ compensation cases. Whether you represent the employee, the employer, or a subrogated third party, you will find the expert guidance you need for handling nearly every facet of a workers’ compensation matter, including employer-employee problems; what is an accident “arising out of” and “in the course of” employment; procedure, appeals, and special remedies; interim benefits; social security disability offsets; disability evaluation; fatal cases; occupational diseases; third-party recovery and subrogation; the Medicare secondary payer statute; trial preparation from the petitioner’s and respondent’s viewpoint; and retaliatory discharge.
Chapter 1 — Basic Aspects of the Workers’ Compensation Act
Paul A. Krauter, Evans & Dixon, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Employer-Employee Problems
James R. Clune, Garofalo, Schreiber, Storm & Grant, Chtd., Chicago
Chapter 3 — What Is an Accident? Arising Out Of
Brian A. Rosenblatt and Ryan A. Dezonno, Downey & Lenkov LLC, Chicago
Chapter 4 — What Is an Accident? In the Couse Of
Michael F. Doerries, Wiedner & McAuliffe, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Procedure, Appeals, and Special Remedies
Tracy L. Jones, Black & Jones Attorneys at Law, Rockford
Chapter 6 — Interim Benefits: Temporary Total Disability, Medical, and Rehabilitation
Marcy E. Bennett and Taylar R. Young, Downey & Lenkov LLC, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Social Security Disability Offsets of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Kristin E. Lechowicz, Kelley Kronenberg, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Disability Evaluation
Richard K. Johnson, Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Fatal Cases
Ann-Louise Kleper, Dworkin & Maciariello, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Occupational Diseases
Kylee J. Jordan, ASA Law Group, Oak Brook, and Brandy L. Johnson, Early & Miranda, P.C., Carbondale
Chapter 11 — Third-Party Recovery and Subrogation
Steven F. Hanagan, Hanagan & McGovern, Mount Vernon
Chapter 12 — Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
Emily J. Schlecte, Downey & Lenkov LLC, Chicago
Chapter 13 — Trial Preparation — Petitioner’s Viewpoint
Tracy Jones and Jason R. Esmond, Black & Jones Attorneys at Law, Rockford
Chapter 14 — Trial Preparation — Respondent’s Viewpoint
John P. Bergin, Bergin Law, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 15 — Workers’ Compensation Retaliatory Discharge
Joseph P. Basile, Chicago
