Sometimes, workers' compensation claims get denied. They may be denied for a host of different reasons; for example, the employer might argue that the injury was not work related. Although a claim denial causes stress and uncertainty for an injured worker; they still...
Working in a restaurant is a demanding job. Cooks, servers and dishwashers spend hours at a time on their feet, often performing strenuous work for little compensation. Employers demand that their employees move fast and handle large workloads, sometimes at the...
Whether they like their jobs or not people in Illinois need to go to work in order to earn a living and provide for themselves and their families. There are many different types of jobs that people have though with many different types of job responsibilities. Some...
People are hurt while they are on the job every day. Regardless of how careful a worker is, accidents happen, and repetitive stress injuries occur as well. Workers’ compensation is insurance that is used to help injured workers get the medical care they need while...
While most people equate work injuries with serious accidents, explosions, heavy machinery mishaps or vehicle collisions, significant damage can be done over time. From toxic exposure to repetitive strain, work injuries can have subtle beginnings with devastating...
You may work as a temp worker or full-time administrative worker in the Chicago area where you have to use a computer and type all day. Or perhaps you work on an assembly line making the same repetitive motions each day every day. In either of these scenarios it is...
No matter their occupation, people in the greater Chicago area expose themselves to a number of dangers at their workplaces. There is historically a lot of attention devoted to catastrophic and deadly workplace injuries, and rightly so. However, most people who have...
Consumers remain enamored with the benefits of online ordering. Low-priced goods delivered almost overnight have a cost: worker safety. Warehouses occupied by Amazon have faced scrutiny for an above-average number of injuries. As technology improves, these numbers...
When an Illinois resident is injured while on the job, they sometimes don’t have a strong desire to return to the same job. Sometimes injured employees are eager to find a new career. Or they may not be able to return to their old job because of the injury they...
Accidents happen. Too often, they happen at work. Some businesses and some industries are more inherently dangerous than others but, regardless of where you work, the result is painful and often frustrating. A workplace injury can be caused by something as simple as...
