On behalf of Hannigan & Botha, Ltd. | Apr 26, 2013 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of Hannigan & Botha, Ltd. | Apr 19, 2013 | Workers' Compensation
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....
On behalf of Hannigan & Botha, Ltd. | Apr 12, 2013 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of Hannigan & Botha, Ltd. | Apr 5, 2013 | Workplace Accidents
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...
