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Technology seems to be advancing on a daily basis across the country. Whether it’s higher powered cameras or GPS tracking technology, it is becoming nearly impossible for people to stay completely off the grid. It should come as no surprise that when big dollars...
Many municipalities across Illinois have requirements for police officers and firefighters to maintain physical fitness requirements in order to stay in good standing in their departments. Studies have indicated that physically active employees are generally less...
September 24, 2021 Brent Eames Firefighter injury attorney, Brent Eames, recently wrote about the passage of House Bill 3662 in the Illinois Senate, which was intended to create a “rebuttable presumption” with respect to firefighters, and emergency medical technicians...
On May 28, 2021, the Illinois Senate passed House Bill 3662 in an effort to amend the Workers' Compensation Act to create a “rebuttable presumption” with respect to firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who contract methicillin-resistant staphylococcus...
The Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA), codified under 5 ILCS 345/, is an Illinois law that provides financial assistance to first responders and other qualified employees, such as correctional officers, who get injured in the line of duty. Although first...
After suffering a work-related injury to her lower back, our client was recommended to undergo a spinal fusion surgery by her treating orthopedic doctor. Unfortunately, her employer responded by retaining two different doctors to dispute our client's need for the...
Every year International Firefighter's Day is celebrated on 4th May. International Firefighters' Day is a day to stop and reflect on the sacrifices made by firefighters. Each year on May 4th, we honor those who have died while serving our communities or given their...
As of August 2020, the Illinois legislature passed an amendment to the Public Employee Disability Act (“PEDA”) as a result of the ongoing impact of COVID-19. Under PEDA, public employees are guaranteed financial protection of up to 365 days of full pay if injured in...
This month, the Third District Appellate Court handed an enormous victory to injured first responders all across the State of Illinois by striking down the PSEBA ordinance of the City of Peoria which attempted to make it much more challenging for its injured employees...
As we previously reported, Attorney Brent Eames was retained to represent seven disabled police officers from the City of North Chicago after the City attempted to recall them all to active duty as a result of an alleged emergency which resulted from what was...
As we have previously reported, last year, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law an expansion of the benefits afforded to injured first responders and correctional officers under the Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA) injured after March 9, 2020 who have...
We are proud to announce that the the publication Expertise has ranked Eames Law Group, Ltd. as one of the top 32 personal injury attorneys in Chicago for 2020. After scoring 1,993 different law firms across the City of Chicago on more than 25 variables across five...