Valerie Peiler | Attorney

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<SPAN 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Valerie J. Peiler served as an Arbitrator with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission for fifteen years prior to joining Brady<FONT color=navy> <SPAN navy">,</SPAN> </FONT>Connolly & Masuda, P.C.<FONT color=navy> </FONT>in 2006. In that position, she issued approximately 2000 arbitration decisions.  Among those decisions were questions of first impression, such as penalties for failure to pay wage differential benefits; vocational rehabilitation standards for undocumented workers; and termination of temporary total disability benefits prior to maximum medical improvement.  She also served as a public member Commissioner during two interim appointments, hearing cases in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = """"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"""" /><st1:City w:st='"on"'><st1:place w:st='"on"'>Chicago</st1:place> </st1:City>and downstate review venues. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = """"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"""" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>

Admission

Verified Illinois

1981

Education

Valparaiso University BASW

Brady Connolly & Masuda Highlights

Personal Injury, Insurance, Civil Rights, Workers' Compensation, Public Schools, Municipal, Litigation

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