Stephen R. Martay, Attorney at Law

Illinois Workers Compensation Tip Of The Day: If you get hurt at work, make sure to verbally report the injury AND fill out an accident report. If your employer does not have accident reports, make sure to email or text your employer about the accident so you have written proof of notifying your employer.

Illinois Workers Compensation Tip Of The Day: Make sure to check your voicemail, email and text messages at least once per day. A lot of communication comes through those three methods.

Illinois Workers Compensation Tip Of The Day: Workers Compensation attorneys need doctor statements IN WRITING. What a doctor told you is immaterial if it is not memorialized in writing.

Illinois Workers Compensation Tip Of The Day: DO NOT wait to contact a workers' compensation attorney after you are injured at work. The longer you wait, the harder it could be for an attorney to play catch up on your claim. Don't try to go at it alone.