Strom & Associates Helps CTA Worker Secure Medical Care And Overtime Pay Consideration After Being Wrongfully Denied

CHICAGO – Thomas Murray hurt his lower back while on duty with the Chicago Transit
Authority. Strom & Associates was retained to dispute the wrongful denial of Murray’s workers’
compensation benefits.

“It was a real mess for him,” says Neal Strom. “Murray’s overtime pay was not figured into his
workers compensation rate, nor was his medical care approved by workers’ compensation
insurance.”

Strom filed a petition to secure immediate payment of Murray’s correct compensation amount
including his overtime earnings, as well as monies for medical expenses, and was successful.

“After getting the immediate needs taken care of, we then helped Murray and his family prepare
for long term needs,” explains Strom. “We retained architects to help determine the cost of
renovating his current home, in an effort to accommodate his wheelchair.”

Finding the cost of a new, wheelchair-accessible home was less than renovating, Strom and his
team, through strategic litigation, were able to secure the Murray’s a new home and van
customized to accommodate Murray’s injury. Additionally, Murray receives weekly
compensation checks and has open medical care for life.

“It is really important for injured workers to consider the full value of their service to the
company. In this case, Murray worked a notable amount of overtime that, originally, was not
factored into his weekly compensation check,” says Strom. “He and his family relied on those
wages to live and were correct in their expectation that his compensation reflect his overtime
service.”

ABOUT STROM & ASSOCIATES
The Chicago law firm of Strom & Associates represents individuals injured in a work
environment who are seeking to enforce their rights under workers’ compensation laws. The
firm also represents the victims of personal injury. The law firm combines over 50 years of
experience working in personal injury and workers’ compensation. For more information, visit
www.stromandassociates.com.