{"id":478,"date":"2021-12-07T23:42:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-does-workers-compensation-cover-for-truck-drivers\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:00:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:00:04","slug":"what-does-workers-compensation-cover-for-truck-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-does-workers-compensation-cover-for-truck-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Workers\u2019 Compensation Cover for Truck Drivers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/truck-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Truck Accidents<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/work-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work Accidents<\/a> | December 7, 2021<\/p>\n<p>If you work in the trucking industry, then you need to know whether or not you are covered by the workers\u2019 compensation system in Illinois. The good news is that just about every employee in this state is covered by workers\u2019 compensation in the event they sustain a workplace injury. This includes truck drivers. However, you do need to know what type of coverage you can receive in the event you sustain a workplace injury and have to turn to the workers\u2019 compensation system.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Available for Truck Drivers Through Workers\u2019 Comp?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-does-workers-compensation-cover-for-truck-drivers\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What Does Workers\u2019 Compensation Cover for Truck Drivers?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truck Accidents,Work Accidents | December 7, 2021 If you work in the trucking industry, then you need to know whether or not you are covered by the workers\u2019 compensation system in Illinois. 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