When a worker suffers an on-the-job injury so severe that the employee can no longer perform his or her job duties, wage replacement benefits might be necessary to keep the worker afloat. Fortunately, Illinois law allows severely injured workers to receive money when...
There are numerous opportunities for a deli worker to suffer injuries on the job. For one, workers are operating high-powered slicing devices, using knives and lugging around giant and heavy packages of meats. Sometimes, a deli worker could get injured by a defective...
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...
Illinois workers who suffer an injury on the job can get help with paying for their medical care and time unable to work by filing a workers' compensation claim. Getting this kind of financial assistance to pay for expensive medical care can truly feel like a dream...
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...
A construction worker recently passed away while he was working in the Deep Tunnel, also known as McCook Reservoir Main Tunnel System. The Deep Tunnel, located in Summit, Illinois, in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. According to the Summit Fire Department, the man's...
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...
Illinois workers who regularly use scaffolding need to be educated on the dangers associated with scaffolding. Indeed, numerous falls and other injurious accidents happen while workers are using scaffolding every year in our state.In a recent scaffolding-related...
A tragic accident happened in Canton, Illinois, last week. A massive gas line explosion resulted in death, injuries and property damages in the downtown area of the city. One person died and a dozen were injured.The incident happened at approximately 5:45 p.m. after...
