Some work-related injuries show up immediately and in quite obvious ways. For example, everyone knew Jennifer’s broken bones happened after she fell from a scaffolding at her construction [...]
The coronavirus public health emergency has devastated medical facilities and nursing homes across the state. As medical professionals struggle to treat COVID-19 patients, they also risk getting [...]
Depending on where you live, you may anticipate participating in more outdoor activities as the days grow longer and warmer. However, we also see an uptick in certain kinds of injuries. For [...]
Jordan suffered a compound leg fracture while working on a construction site in Chicago. Sienna was hurt while working at a large manufacturing plant, but her injury occurred in the parking lot [...]
Construction jobs sometimes pay more than other jobs. The work is hard and often takes place outdoors in any kind of weather. It’s no surprise then that construction workers suffer on-the-job [...]
When you sue an individual, you file a lawsuit in court demanding that they pay for damages they have caused. In fact, those are two of the basic things that must be proven in most lawsuits: [...]
Joe’s supervisor at the construction site told him to move some heavy materials from one location to another. Although Joe had received safety training about lifting heavy objects without getting [...]
No one wants to think that they may go to work one day but never make it home. However, the risk of fatal injury is higher for some occupations than others because of the workplace or job duties. [...]
When people think of construction jobs, they may visualize a worker standing on the beam of a skyscraper. Others may think of bulldozers, bricklayers, and manual laborers. However, Illinois law [...]
When considering workers’ compensation, many people only think of the most obvious on-the-job injuries. However, some workers face different hazards that can cause diseases or conditions for [...]
