In a situation that occurred uncomfortably close to the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a group postal workers on an Illinois military base were asked to come to a decontamination tent on the base after several post office employees reported becoming sick...
Workers' compensation claims are costing the city of Springfield, Illinois a lot of money. Its city manager wants to do something about it. The city has paid some $16 million over the past three years to cover medical bills, final workers' compensation settlements and...
For the most part when people hear phrases like workers' compensation, workplace safety and Department of Labor, they consider them to be associated with adult issues. But for a lot of youth in the United States, that assumption couldn't be farther from the truth. For...
If you injure or kill someone by way of recklessness or drunk driving while on the job in Illinois, don't expect to receive workers' compensation for any injuries you sustain. That is the gist of a new bill signed into law earlier this month by Governor Pat Quinn. In...
Workers' compensation could be considered a trade-off. When an employee is injured on the job, he or she gets workers' compensation insurance benefits provided by law in exchange for not filing suit against the employer. But when an employee is fired simply because of...
Workplace accidents resulting in the death of an employee are tragic, whether here in Illinois or any place across our country. Family, loved ones, and other workers are all shocked that someone should lose their life in the normal and ordinary course of their...
Most people take for granted that every new workday will unfold just like the last. Most of the time, a workday is rife with routine and often interpreted as mundane. Unfortunately, tragedy can befall even the most mundane of circumstances. Colleagues are still in...
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance. The idea behind workers' compensation is to establish a compromise between the interests of both employer and the injured employee. The worker is guaranteed certain limited coverage for medical bills and lost income and...
There are a certain hazards associated with any job, but in most cases, the role of finance clerk seems to be relatively safe. Unfortunately, the duties required of desk personnel frequently subject employees to hidden injuries that can be exacerbated by time. A...
Workplace accidents can have devastating consequences, and many people are killed on the job every year. For those who have lost a loved one, life can grind to a halt while they try to come to terms with their grief. The loss of a family member in a construction...
