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...
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...
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...
In Illinois, if you own a business and have even a single employee, you are required to have workers' compensation insurance. However, the high cost of workers' comp coverage results in some small-business owners not purchasing coverage.That's unwise. Businesses face...
Illinois is home to various manufacturing companies where assembly line work is a mainstay of production. Perhaps you work at the very same company your parents or grandparents worked at years ago. Overall, you've been quite satisfied with your job. It is steady...
Assembly line jobs employ numerous people across the country. As an individual with such a job, you likely perform the same duties day in and day out. Because your tasks often involve making the same motions over and over, you may have experienced pain due to the...
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 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...
When you're injured at work, you expect to be covered by workers' compensation insurance. This coverage is supposed to provide injured workers with medical care, wage replacement, temporary and permanent disability earnings and more. If your workers' compensation case...
