Workers' Comp MMI: How The Insurance Company Is Tricking You

The two weeks right after an Illinois workers' comp case reaches Maximum Medical Improvement are the two weeks insurance companies move fastest. This video breaks down the three biggest mistakes injured workers make in that window: accepting the insurance doctor's impairment rating without a second opinion, no longer documenting ongoing symptoms once the MMI letter arrives, and assuming MMI means the case is over. 📞 Contact Connolly Injury Law for a FREE consultation. Call us at (312) 500-0000 🌐 https://connollyinjurylaw.com Serving injured workers throughout Chicago and Illinois In this video, Mark Connolly covers: • Why accepting the insurance company's impairment rating without a second opinion can cost you tens of thousands of dollars • How to get your treating physician's own rating and an independent evaluation on the table before signing anything • Why workers stop documenting symptoms once MMI is declared, and why that silently weakens disputed cases at arbitration • What actually counts as ongoing documentation after MMI, daily limitations, restrictions, and symptom tracking • Why MMI is the start of the permanent partial disability negotiation, not the end of your case • How wage history, age, occupation, and medical documentation all get weighed once PPD negotiations begin • What to do in the two weeks after your MMI letter arrives to protect your case value Mark Connolly is a Chicago workers' compensation and personal injury attorney and founder of Connolly Injury Law. Before law school, he worked as a union laborer with Laborers' Local 4, carrying pipe and pouring concrete on job sites across the city. That firsthand experience with the physical demands and risks workers face every day drives his practice representing injured workers in Illinois. This video is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Every case is different. Consult with a qualified attorney about your specific situation. WATCH NEXT: The MMI Trap Most Workers Never See Coming, HERE Is What To Do    • The MMI Trap Most Workers Never See Coming...   Private Investigators Are Looking for This in Your Workers' Comp Case    • Private Investigators Are Looking for This...   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction, The Two Weeks That Matter Most 0:35 Mistake One, Accepting the Impairment Rating Without a Second Opinion 2:05 Mistake Two, Not Documenting Ongoing Symptoms After MMI 3:35 Mistake Three, Assuming MMI Means the Case Is Over 5:10 How The Three Mistakes Connect 5:50 What To Do Next #IllinoisWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #ChicagoWorkersComp #InjuredWorker #MaximumMedicalImprovement #WorkersCompAttorney #IWCC #WorkersRights #WorkersCompIllinois #ChicagoAttorney #ConnollyInjuryLaw #WorkplaceInjury #WorkersCompClaim #PermanentPartialDisability #MMI