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Individual with a neck injury in a neck brace expressing pain, paramedics wearing medical gloves assisting with the individual's neck injury.

Workers' Comp, Traveling Employee

Victory for Union Trade Workers: Understanding Your Rights as Traveling Employees

In a landmark victory, Black & Jones successfully represented our client, a dedicated union trade worker, in a workers' compensation case against his employer. This case, decided by the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, Workers’ Compensation Commission Division, underscores the rights and classification of union trade workers as traveling employees and their entitlement to benefits if injured traveling to or from the job site.

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Workers' Comp, Traveling Employee

Triumph in Illinois Workers' Compensation Case: A Detailed Look

In a significant legal victory, Black & Jones Attorneys at Law won an unprecedented award for our client in a workers' compensation case against his employer. The case—decided by the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, Workers’ Compensation Commission Division—revolved around whether our client was to be classified as a traveling employee, and therefore, entitled to benefits following a motor vehicle accident on his way to a job site that left him permanently and totally disabled.

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