Month: April 2020

COVID-19, Your Employment, and the Emergency Amendment to Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act

Post author By Brent Beeman
Post date April 15, 2020
Categories In Workers Compensation

THIS DECISION HAS BEEN RESCINDED In the event you are injured or sickened at work the remedy available to you is contained in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. Among the elements that must be proven in order to prevail in a Workers’ Compensation claim are: (1) an injury, illness, or incapacity; (2) the injury, illness or […]

Governmental Entity Responsibility for Injuries Caused By Fall

Post author By Brent Beeman
Post date April 13, 2020
Categories In Personal Injury

As a property owner, am I responsible for people injured on my property? In Illinois, owners of property are not automatically responsible for people injured on their premises. The injured party must show that the owner was negligent; that is, he or she failed to meet his or her duty to keep the premises reasonably […]