While the workplace may currently look different for employees in Illinois and elsewhere, the reality is that injuries could occur in any work environment. Whether one never left the workplace, has returned back to the workplace or is currently working remotely at...
As a worker in an office job, you may not think about how your role may affect your health. The most dangerous aspect of many office jobs is the commute. Still, those workers who rely on their computer throughout the day may find that some everyday activities will...
You may have worked at your office for decades, typing thousands of reports, emails and other communications. Now you’re suffering from a lot of numbness and tingling in your right hand and arm and wonder if you have carpal tunnel syndrome. You wonder not only about...
Not everyone reports workplace injuries immediately. If you experienced an accident while on the job, you may not have felt pain right afterward. Or, you may have felt minor pain that you pushed through to the best of your ability. Yet, it's easy for injuries to...
The human foot is a complex and robust mechanism with over 8,000 nerves and 100 muscles, 26 bones, and 33 joints, as well as tendons and ligaments. It’s no surprise that three-quarters of all Americans develop painful foot ailments in their lifetime. One of the most...
What do office cleaners, some factory workers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, nurses and doctors have in common? They are all in jobs that involve shift work. Working nontraditional hours is par for the course for a significant percentage of the Illinois...
Doctors typically get the most respect -- and the most money -- of anyone working in a hospital or other health care setting. However, nurses are the ones who do much of the heavy lifting -- literally. That's one of the reasons they have more job-related injuries than...
Does your employer provide you with the necessary personal protective equipment to keep you safe in your work environment, or do you have to buy your own PPE? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandates that your employer must protect you from known...
When a company goes through a merger or sale, what happens to its employees who are receiving workers' compensation benefits? One Illinois truck driver found himself in the middle of a fight between two companies as well as its workers' comp insurers. To complicate...
Commercial truck drivers are in one of the most dangerous professions around. Of course, they face the risk of being involved in a serious accident during long hours on the road -- particularly here in Illinois where winter often brings treacherous road conditions....
