In December and November of the 2010 - 2011 legislative sessions, the Illinois Senate and the House of Representatives conducted hearings regarding employers' concerns that the cost of workers' compensation in Illinois was excessive and driving employees out of...
Month: July 2015
Workers’ compensation is not a luxury
Worker's compensation insurance in Illinois is always a heated subject. Employers, who pay the insurance premiums always complain that the rates are too high and the benefits too generous.But workers' compensation insurance provides essential protection to injured...
$70,000 OSHA fine for CNC machine injury
How would your life change if you lost your hand in a workplace accident? A simple question, but examine, say for 15 minutes, what things you do within that period that you would no longer be able to do or would require significant accommodation to allow you to...
“Colored powder” is a type of dangerous, combustible dust
The shocking fireball explosion that occurred in Taipei, Taiwan at a water park last weekend resulted from a cloud of "colored powder" and left 498 people injured. Of those, 182 had severe burns from the explosion that placed them in intensive care, with some...