May 27, 2025

How Do I Prove My Wages For Workers’ Compensation If I’m Self-Employed?

Name: How Do I Prove My Wages For Workers' Compensation If I'm Self-Employed?
Uploaded: 2025-05-27T19:24:53+00:00
Duration: 31 s
Description: This video explains how the Illinois Hammer Law Firm calculates wages for independent contractors in injury cases. By reviewing 1099s, tax returns, and deductions, the firm works to get an accurate picture of the contractor’s true earnings.

Video Transcript:

As an independent contractor, it’s sometimes more difficult to determine what the person’s wages are. What we do is we take their last filing, we take their 1099s, we take their tax return and determine how much did they earn from the work they did minus their deductions to determine their—get a global picture of their wages.

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