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For 2025, Austin Friedrich will serve as the Vice President of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers’ Association.  Austin was sworn in at the organization’s Installation Dinner on January 11, 2025.  He will serve with other officers, Tyler Berberich (President), Lindsay Strom (Treasurer) and Nicole Schnoor (Secretary).  The WCLA promotes fellowship

We are pleased to announce the addition of two new associate attorneys to Ganan & Shapiro, P.C., Zachary (Zach) Deery and Mary Scarpinato.  You can learn more about both of them at are website – www.gananlaw.com Zach joined the firm as a paralegal in 2023.  After passing the Illinois Bar

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission publishes the updated benefit rates two times a year. The new rates reflect the statutory increases to the maximum TTD and PPD rates, as well as updates the minimum benefit rates for TTD, PPD, death benefits, amputations and PTD benefits. For any questions about the

In the case of Mechanical, Inc, v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Illinois Appellate Court again took on the question of what constitutes a traveling employee. The case’s procedural history was extensive procedural history.  The case was tried before Arbitrator Michael Glaub, who found the employee was a traveling employee.