Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common workplace injuries, and leads to more lost time from work than any other workplace injury. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a serious and painful condition that affects the wrist and hand. ...
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You may fracture your bone from a workplace accident, like falling from a ladder or slipping on a wet floor. Often the result of work accidents or repetitive tasks, broken bones are serious, painful, and debilitating work injuries. Workers in ...
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The construction industry is vital to our economy and touches every aspect of our lives, yet it is also one of the most dangerous industries one can work in. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls and ...
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When someone dies from a work injury in Illinois, there are special benefits available to those that depended on the deceased worker for financial support. Under Illinois Law, death benefits are payable to those that depended on the deceased worker ...
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The workers’ compensation system in Illinois was designed to protect injured workers and give them the security of knowing they would receive medical care and lost wages when injured on the job. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always happen this way. You ...
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Each year, hundreds of millions of people travel to and from the United States through air travel. For the full year 2022, U.S. airlines carried 853 million passengers, up from 658 million in 2021 and 388 million in 2020. According ...
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On average, there are 450,000 burn injuries throughout the United States each year, up to 45% of those burn injuries occur in the workplace (according to OSHA). Firefighters, chemical plant workers, food service workers, and electrical technicians are at high ...
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Workers’ compensation benefits are generally available to injured employees regardless of who is at fault in the accident. If you have been injured on the job or suffered a work-related illness in DeKalb County, claiming workers’ compensation benefits is often ...
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Illinois law requires that businesses with employees must have workers compensation insurance, even if it’s just one part-time employee. There are a few limited exceptions to this requirement, such as sole proprietors. If you are hurt or become ill while ...
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American laborers and employees are injured at work every day. Illinois’ no-fault workers’ compensation system entitles those injured employees in Illinois eligible for many forms of compensation including reasonable medical care, lost time from work, and any temporary or permanent ...
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