There are several types of workers' compensation benefits: medical, rehabilitation, disability and death benefits. The category you fit into depends on your situation and the best way to figure it out is to contact your Illinois Work Injury Attorney.
- Medical benefits under workers' compensation are designed to cover diagnosis and treatment of an injury or illness related to work.
- Rehabilitation benefits often pay for therapeutic care, like physical therapy after a back injury. Rehabilitation benefits may also cover services necessary to help you cope and recover.
- Disability benefits compensate for lost wages while your injury made it impossible for you to work. There are different categories within disability benefits ranging from temporary to permanent and partial to total disability. Please contact your Illinois Work Injury Attorney for more information.
- Death benefits are for people related to a deceased worker and who were financially dependent on that person.
The categories of workers' compensation benefits are complicated. Even if you don't think you fit into any of these descriptions, you should still contact your Illinois Work Injury Attorney.
