Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois

Hi. I am an Illinois and Missouri workers' compensation and personal injury attorney. I handle claims throughout the entire state of Illinois.

It may be possible to have both a negligence claim and a workers' compensation claim. In other words, you may also be entitled to an award through the Division of Workers' Compensation. Whether or not this is the case is highly dependent on the facts of how the accident occurred, where it occured, whose fault it was, etc... In order to determine whether you have an additional claim, more detail would be needed. You may still be able to go after workers' compensation benefits, despite the fact that you were initially denied. However, there are time deadlines for pursuing the claim, and I cetainly would not delay.

For your convenience, I can be reached via e-mail at [email protected], or by phone at (314) 471-5585. Thanks.

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