When we think of workplace injuries, the image that usually comes to mind is factory workers who operate heavy machinery or construction workers who do their work on scaffolding. However, industrial jobs aren't the only ones that come with a risk of injury. Sitting at...
Every year, thousands of workers fall prey to some form of injury at the workplace. The injuries can range from slight mishaps that can be fixed with a band-aid to life-threatening injuries that can incapacitate the worker. A lot of time and effort has been spent...
Working as a nurse can be a rewarding career. However, most days you probably go home with a backache as your reward. Standing for long periods of time, bending, stooping and lifting all put a strain on your back that can lead to serious injury.Some nurses are...
Let's say you're an Illinois lineman, working on electrical lines around your county, and you suffer a serious and debilitating injury. Perhaps you were electrocuted and lucky to survive, but you're left with disabling injuries that prevent you from ever working...
A worker employed by the Illinois Department of Transportation was hurt in a serious truck accident. The 47-year-old man was driving a truck last Tuesday afternoon, when he lost control of the vehicle and it flipped over just outside of Ursa, Illinois.According to the...
If you've spent a lot of time in front of a computer, typing, as most modern workers have done these days, you might have experienced the beginning signs of carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a repetitive use injury commonly associated with typing, but...
Asthma is a difficult disease that relates to the inflammation of lung tissues -- specifically the lining of the lungs. It also relates to the intermittent spasm of the smooth muscles underneath the lung lining. Normal asthma is often a mystery as to why it's caused,...
A repetitive lifting injury is an injury caused when a worker has to repeatedly lift up items at work. Most workers who have to bend over and lift things in their jobs do not tend to worry about the activity -- especially if the items being lifted seem to be...
Workers' compensation laws in the state of Illinois and elsewhere were created to make sure that employees who suffer an on-the-job injury or illness can get money to pay for their medical care and other financial hardships caused by their injuries. Workers'...
The laws governing what an employer can ask of an employee are set to change soon, but employees are still wise to be mindful of what they share on social media and how it may affect potential workers' compensation claims.Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has signed...
