HeplerBroom

Workers’ Compensation

We have decades of experience and use a client-first approach to the defense of employers and insurers in their workers’ compensation claims. Our team has handled thousands of claims—from first report of injury to successful resolution— throughout Missouri and Illinois.

Our breadth of experience informs a practice that is, at its heart, client oriented. We’re familiar with job demands and ergonomics, industry standards, and injuries common to various types of employment. We know what defenses to employ in which situations, and we can identify red flags raised in injury reporting, employee statements, and medical records. We speak frankly with our clients so they’re aware of risks, the likely chances of prevailing, and like-claim exposure.

We have a broad range of experience handling claims from virtually every facet of commerce. We’ve represented the needs of businesses of all sizes, from Fortune 1000 to family-run companies, and defended employers engaged in many industries, including:

  • healthcare
  • retail
  • food service
  • manufacturing
  • construction
  • security
  • utilities
  • trucking
  • service

In representing this broad spectrum of clients, our team has litigated cases involving virtually every type of job-related injury. We’re familiar with medical conditions and, just as importantly, the medical experts on both sides of the bar. We’ve handled cases involving injuries such as:

  • cardiac arrest
  • death
  • pre-existing conditions
  • non-work-related risk factors
  • disputed permanent total disability
  • carpal tunnel syndrome
  • slip and fall
  • repetitive trauma and alleged overuse
  • sprains and strains
  • fractures
  • ligament and muscle tears
  • spinal injury, including discs
  • knee, elbow, and shoulder injuries

Finally, we know that our clients are the ones who are most familiar with their respective businesses and, more importantly, their employees, and we work closely with them to tailor effective defense strategies to individual cases. If an accident is disputed, we work with our clients to develop the necessary evidence to defend claims aggressively. If our client accepts an accident, we work to determine fair and reasonable settlement values that reduce overall claim exposure and resolve claims quickly.

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Bauer and French Published a Hot Case Summary for FDCC
Investigating Workplace Accidents: The Devil is in the Details
Employer Best Practices: Artificial Intelligence and the Illinois Human Rights Act
Illinois Construction Companies that Borrow Workers from Other Companies May be Entitled to Protections Offered under the Worker’s Compensation Act
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Issue Final Rule Regarding Civil Money Penalties for Failing to Timely Report Personal Injury Settlements Involving Medicare Beneficiaries
Time for Illinois Employers to Review Their Handbooks and Policies
Confusing Jury Instructions Create Unexpected Liability for Trucking Brokers and Shippers
Illinois’ 2022 Employment Law Changes
Restrictive Covenants: Illinois’ Amended Freedom to Work Act has Serious Impact on Responsibilities of Both Employers and Employees
Co-Employee Immunity Under Workers’ Compensation Act in Light of New Missouri Supreme Court Opinion
Employers Navigating COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace
The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) Is Back Before the Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois Mesothelioma Case Dismissed Based on Exclusive Remedy Provision
Corporate Death Cut-Off Claims: Oakridge Healthcare and Successor Nonliability
Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment for Construction Contractors, Finding No Duty Owed to Plaintiff
Missouri Court Rules No-Go on Expanding the Logo Liability Doctrine
Illinois Department of Insurance Cannot Decide Owner-Operator Employment Dispute, Appeals Court Rules
Tackling COVID-19 in the Workplace: Expanded Unemployment Eligibility and Benefits under the CARES Act are Just What the Doctor Ordered
EEOC Onsite Inspections: How to be Prepared after a Charge is Filed
JAWS: Crucial Kotecki Ramifications Continue to Lurk Beneath the Surface in Construction Site Cases
Not Just Another Day at the “Breach”: Risk Allocation in a Specialized Construction Climate
Illinois Senate Bill 1596—Employers' Civil Liability to Employees
Private Health Insurance Companies Can Seek Double Damages Remedy Under Medicare Secondary Payer Act
An Illinois Supreme Court Reminder of What Constitutes Willful and Wanton Conduct under Tort Immunity Act: Barr v. Cunningham, 2017 IL 120751
“Not Compensable” Does Not Always Mean “Not Covered”: Using Conflicts Law to Bar Civil Actions Arising From Injuries Subject to Another State’s Workers’ Compensation Statute
Summary Judgment for Ameren Illinois in Northern District of Illinois Mesothelioma Case