When most people hear "on-the-job injury," they think of a disaster involving machinery or a fall that leads to severe damage. However, an on-the-job injury can also refer to injuries caused by repeated motions or lifting at work. Those who suffer from carpal tunnel,...
Let's face it, workers' compensation is one of the most helpful insurance benefits systems in our society today. Without it, a worker might get hurt and not be able to get the medical care that he or she needs, and/or may have trouble staying financial afloat while...
Most workers know that if they get hurt on the job in Illinois, they will be protected by our state's workers' compensation system. In other words, they can get monetary assistance to pay for their medical care and money to replace their income lost due to not being...
Mental health is an often overlooked aspect of workers' compensation, yet, with one in five adults experiencing an anxiety disorder on a yearly basis, it remains as one of the top three reasons for workplace absences today.Taking a step back to analyze an otherwise...
When Illinois workers are continually exposed to asbestos on the job, the chances of contracting an asbestos-related disease are high. In fact, mesothelioma is probably the most common form of diseases in this category. Mesothelioma usually appears in three different...
When a worker is hurt and wants to receive workers' compensation benefits, the first question he or she should ask is, "Did the injury happen 'on-the-job?'" In other words, in order for a worker to qualify for workers' compensation benefits, the injury needs to have...
The Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor College of Medicine is recruiting patients who have pleural mesothelioma to carry out clinical trials of an experimental drug named anetumab ravtansine. The trials are intended to compare the efficacy and safety of the drug...
Illinois workers who suffer a serious on-the-job injury that prevents them from being able to perform their job duties will lose out on the wages they need to survive. Workers who are in this kind of precarious situation may not know how they are going to pay for...
After suffering an on-the-job injury, you need to get your benefits. In order to do so, you have to report your accident to your employer. The employer reports the accident to his or her insurance company. What happens, though, if you don't receive your...
The use of medical marijuana is being accepted more and more across the United States. It's a complex issue and is impacting many areas of employment, including drug-free workplace policies, drug testing, hiring policies, Americans with Disability Act compliance and...
