Karen Bogusz Law
Our Expert Practice Areas​
Worker's Compensation
KAREN BOGUSZ LAW IS DEDICATED to protecting the rights of injured workers employed by all types of business and in all types of industries throughout Illinois and Chicago. She works hard to aggressively pursue the maximum compensation and benefits to which work injury victims are entitled and have helped thousands of injured workers obtain the settlements and verdicts they deserve, including:
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Semi Truck / Trailer & Delivery Drivers suffering injuries ranging from repetitive stress to traumatic injuries from work-related vehicle accidents
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Chicago Area Health Care Workers, including Nursing Assistants, Home Health Care Professionals, and Hospital Employees suffering from back and shoulder strains to slip and fall injuries
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Illinois Construction Workers and Roofers who have experienced traumatic brain injury, back injury, and other serious results of trip and falls, machine-related accidents, and extreme outdoor environments
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Illinois Workers suffering the pain of repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome, bursitis, tendonitis, rotator cuff injuries, and more
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Being the victim of an accident or injury is never easy. From the need to focus on your health to worrying about providing financially for yourself and your family, an injury can be overwhelming. A work-related accident can compound the complexities of financial, physical, and emotional recovery because your employer's worker's compensation insurance company is involved.
Whenever you or a loved one sustains a work-related injury, it is important to contact an experienced Illinois worker's compensation attorney, such as Karen Bogusz. Karen offers over 34 years of experience and expertise in the intricate Illinois Worker's Compensation Law, which involves some of the most complex worker's comp statutes in the nation
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As an employee in the state of Illinois, you do have rights, although your employer's worker's compensation insurance company does not have to inform you of these rights.
According to Illinois law, if you are injured in the course of employment, you may be entitled to the following:
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66% of lost wages based on your average weekly wage due to disability from the injury, while you are off work
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Payment of medical treatment for the injury from a physician of your choice
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Vocational retraining and/or education
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Reimbursement for the cost of prescriptions and physical and/or occupational therapy
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Payment of permanent scarring and loss of function
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KAREN BOGUSZ LAW IS DEDICATED to protecting the rights of those seriously injured from an accident or negligence. She aggressively pursues the compensation and benefits to which our clients are entitled. Karen's dedication to maximizing deserved compensation for the injured has resulted in the collection of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts on behalf of our Illinois and Chicago clients.
Whenever you or a loved one suffers a serious injury, it is important to contact an experienced Illinois Personal Injujry attorney. Karen has over 34 years of experience, successfully defending the rights of victims of all types of serious personal injuries, including:
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Car, Truck, Motorcycle & Other Transportation Accidents
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Medical Malpractice
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Wrongful Death
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Product Liability
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Premises Liability & Slip and Falls
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Dog & Animal Bites
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Nursing Home Negligence
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At Karen Bogusz Law, we understand that your immediate goals are to heal, to figure out how to get your medical bills paid and covered by insurance and to collect your lost wages. While we cannot speed the physical healing process, we can help you recover financially by pursing the compensation you deserve for:
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Lost Wages
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Future Lost Wages
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Current & Future Coverage of Doctors' Visits, Surgeries, Hospitalization, Medication, Physical Therapy and other related Medical Bills
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Occupational Therapy
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Vocational Training
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Loss of Limbs or Paralysis
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Permanent Disability Coverage, including Social Security benefits
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Pain & Suffering
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Most Expenses
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We can help you recover financially by pursuing the compensation you deserve.
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