If you injure or kill someone by way of recklessness or drunk driving while on the job in Illinois, don't expect to receive workers' compensation for any injuries you sustain. That is the gist of a new bill signed into law earlier this month by Governor Pat Quinn. In...
Month: August 2011
Workers’ Compensation: fired Illinois man gets $3.6 million
Workers' compensation could be considered a trade-off. When an employee is injured on the job, he or she gets workers' compensation insurance benefits provided by law in exchange for not filing suit against the employer. But when an employee is fired simply because of...
Workplace accident causes coal miner to be electrocuted
Workplace accidents resulting in the death of an employee are tragic, whether here in Illinois or any place across our country. Family, loved ones, and other workers are all shocked that someone should lose their life in the normal and ordinary course of their...
Illinois man killed in workplace accident when forklift flips
Most people take for granted that every new workday will unfold just like the last. Most of the time, a workday is rife with routine and often interpreted as mundane. Unfortunately, tragedy can befall even the most mundane of circumstances. Colleagues are still in...