Neither did the woman in this case. This case is not from Illinois, but for practical purposes, it could be. And if you travel for your employer, it could be about you. Because within the workers' compensation insurance system, to be covered, you have to be at...
Month: September 2015
Worker deaths should be a crime
Last week, we noted that in a rare case, an employer had been charged with a crime in connection with the death of a worker and had been sentenced to jail. This week, we read of a woman who works for a pro-worker organization who believes such cases should...
Jail is rarely seen as a cost of doing business
Certain types of workplace accidents occur on a regular basis here in Illinois. The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has identified many of them into a top 10 list. And they continue to find and cite employers who violate...
Robot trucks may prevent road construction worker injuries
Road construction is one of the more dangerous occupations, given the presence of very large highway equipment and the sometimes very close proximity of high-speed traffic. Errors involving either can have devastating consequences for any workers near a crash or...