A Naplate, Illinois mayor faces possible charges regarding an incident that resulted in a police officer drawing workers' compensation. The incident involved the mayor and a local police officer, and apparently resulted in the police officer being injured. The state...
Month: April 2013
Security guard files for workers’ compensation, then fired
A St. Clair County, Illinois man filed a workers' compensation claim with his employer, Securitas Security Services USA Inc. He claims that he was fired after filing for workers' compensation benefits and believes that he was actually fired for doing so. He was...
Workers’ compensation for woman injured in car accident
In an interesting case, an Illinois woman was awarded workers' compensation after a car accident. At the time of the accident, the woman was driving from her place of employment to a retail store at the end of the workday. This case is unusual because while she was...
Work accident sheds light on the grain industry
A work accident is fairly common to those who have worked in the grain bins that dot the Illinois landscape. Unfortunately, it seems that some employers continue to allow workers to operate in extremely unsafe conditions. Despite the regulations and penalties that...