When Illinois workers experience an injury at work, they know that they could have a valid claim to workers' compensation benefits. However, you could have a claim to this type of financial support if your work made you sick. Just as workplace injuries can be valid...
When you think of on-the-job injuries, you may think of the catastrophic injuries suffered by a construction worker who falls from scaffolding or the logger who mishandles a saw. Your aches and pains may not seem so severe compared to those. While it may be true that...
If you're a construction worker, you may be at risk for injury during the normal course of your duties in an average workday. Even if no one considers a particular project you're working on as high on the list of the most dangerous tasks in the nation, an accident may...
There is no job that is completely safe from some kind of workplace injury or illness. Construction jobs, oil fields and manufacturing all have certain risks, but even if you sit at a computer or stand in front of a classroom all day, you are never completely free...
There may be days when you enjoy waking up and going to work. Having a job you like is a real plus in today's world, and if you like the people you work with as well, you are far ahead of the game! No day is perfect though, and sometimes by the time you get home at...
Editor's Notes By: Richard D. HanniganEditorial comments are just that, editorials. There are four people who share the responsibility of producing these Newsletters. Two represent employers and two represent the injured workers. There was a debate amongst the editors...
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...
Illinois workers who suffer injuries or become ill due to hazardous work conditions may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits. In addition to workplace accidents and other safety issues, violence-related injuries could also serve as valid grounds for a...
Whenever workplace injuries cross our minds, our first thoughts dash to construction workers operating mechanical or state-of-the-art equipment across the U.S. Hardly do we think of office workers who are subjected to a workplace injury in their professional...
As a construction worker, you are more likely to experience various forms of workplace accidents. Despite wearing personal protective equipment and hoping for the best, an accident can occur at any time and an immediate response can spell the difference between life...
