A new study published by the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health found that the cost of workers compensation for Illinois construction workers is mostly dependent on the severity of the injury, not the cost of legal fees. If you or someone you love has been injured and isn’t getting the money they deserve, the New Jersey workers compensation lawyers of Levinson & Axelrod may be able to help.

The study evaluated nearly 20,000 claims in Illinois filed between 2000 and 2005 for several different details, and found that the cost of legal fees – long claimed by detractors of the system to dramatically increase the cost of workers compensation – actually have a very small effect on the cost of workers compensation. Instead, it is the severity and extent of the injuries sustained by the worker that most effects the compensation requirements.

If you or someone you love has been injured on the job, contact the New Jersey workers compensation lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.