On Sept. 25, 2015, an employee of Tristar Risk Management, filed a lawsuit against his employer and one employee. According to the lawsuit, the man claims that he was deprived of proper medical care for work-related injuries and that the defendants had a willful...
When employees are injured, it can really take a toll on a business. Even though workers' compensation can help an employee pay the medical expenses and return lost wages, a business has to deal with a temporary replacement for the job the worker did or possibly...
If you are not familiar with the Illinois On-Site Safety and Health Consultation service, it allows employers who have 250 employees or fewer on-site or 500 employees total to receive a full-service survey on safety and health issues. The survey can be comprehensive...
The American Society of Addiction Medicine said that between 1999 and 2012, poisonings due to opiates increased 91 percent. Poisonings by heroin during the same time period went up 12 percent. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's director,...
It seems as though we heard about a workplace violence incident quite frequently in the news. However, there are some forms of workplace violence, such as intimidation, bullying and threats, that are seldom reported.According to federal statistics, between 1992 and...
A serious on-the-job injury can affect all aspects of your life. Workers' compensation insurance is provided by employers to cover employees who are injured while working. This includes medical treatment, temporary total disability benefits, permanent partial...
A man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma had his mesothelioma claim denied by the Illinois Supreme Court. The reason? The diagnosis was made 16 years after the statute of limitations had expired under the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act and the Workers'...
Scaffolds, lifts, ladders or hoists are involved in some of the most common accidents on a construction site. When employees fall from improperly installed, defective or unsafe scaffolds, the injuries are often catastrophic. Who, though, is responsible for scaffolds...
It used to be that when a workers' compensation case was three or more years old, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission would mark the call sheets in specific manner. A red line was drawn so that the older cases were below the red line and the cases that were...
When you're injured on the job, the last thing you're probably thinking about is filling out paperwork. This is especially true when you need medical care immediately. In order to receive compensation for your medical bills related to the work accident and/or lost...
