A 20-year-old man recently died at the M-class Mine, which is located in Macedonia, Illinois. The Franklin County, Illinois, coroner said that the preliminary autopsy showed the man died from blunt trauma to his trunk, head, neck and extremities.The Franklin County...
Since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking fatal workplace accidents, the year with the highest number of fatalities in Illinois was 1996. That year, 262 people lost their lives. 2012 was the lowest year, with 146 fatalities.The preliminary numbers from 2014...
Construction workers in the U.S. had the most work-related deaths in 2014. According to the Center for Construction Research and Training, in the U.S. Springfield's Labors Union Local 477, over 900 construction workers were killed last year. In the past five years,...
So you've been injured at work, and you know that workers' compensation means you're entitled to some benefits—but you're not sure what they are. Does your boss have to pay for everything, do you pick up the tab on your own, and what expenses even count? These...
Being a construction worker is one of the most dangerous careers that Illinoisans can undertake. In fact, between 2002 and 2012, nearly one-fifth of all U.S. workplace fatalities were in the construction industry. That number comes from data gathered from the...
Did you know that nearly 3 million workers are injured or sickened every year on the job? A large percentage of those workers come from the Midwest, and Illinois definitely has its share of workers' compensation cases. Whether you have suffered from a ladder fall,...
Statistics show that government efforts to stem the rising tide of workers' compensation payments in Illinois is having some effect, with payments in the state falling below some neighboring states. Workers' compensation had been a major deciding factor in budget...
Being injured on the job is never a good thing. Unfortunately, for many workers, that "not a good thing" is rapidly becoming "a disaster." Think about being out of work with an injury. Your income is reduced. Under the Illinois workers' compensation act, a...
There are many complaints about Illinois workers' compensation insurance programs. They are expensive. They are bureaucratic. They can be confusing to workers and compliance may be difficult for employers. There is fraud, with employees attempting to cheat the...
Americans are working longer as they age. The days of a "full" retirement pension with healthcare benefits are rapidly fading. Many workers have no pension, little savings and will be forced to rely on Social Security. With the minimum retirement age for many...
