Investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are currently searching for clues following a fatal accident at a metals plant in a southern suburb earlier this month, the second fatality at that particular location in just 25 months. Reports...
Now that winter finally appears to be making its exit, it means that certain summertime activities can resume in earnest, including barbeques, baseball games, gardening, and, of course, road construction. Like it or not, the roads across the state of Illinois will...
The Illinois General Assembly made history back in May 2011 when it passed a comprehensive workers' compensation reform bill designed to generate significant annual savings. To date, the bill -- which officially took effect in September 2011 -- has enjoyed success,...
Prevent Blindness America -- an organization "dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight" -- has officially designated March "Workplace Eye Wellness Month." This makes sound sense when you consider all the vision hazards that those men and women who earn their...
Hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities are probably not the first places that come to mind when discussing the incidence of serious and debilitating work injuries. However, a recently released report by a renowned research institute suggests that these work...
A paint factory located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago was the scene of a terrifying industrial accident last week that sent several workers to the hospital and left investigators with a multitude of unanswered questions. According to reports, emergency...
According to the Handbook on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Diseases by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Committee, work comp benefits are available for any accidents "that arise out of and in the course of employment." In essence, this means that work comp...
A very interesting legal battle is currently being waged here in Illinois between local municipalities and injured first responders over the issue of reimbursement for medical expenses. Back in 1997, the state legislature enacted the Public Safety Employee Benefit...
While it may seem hard to believe, we will finally start seeing the snow melt here in the Chicago metropolitan area in just a few months. In the meantime, however, we will still have to endure cold winds, frigid temperatures and, of course, the chance of significant...
There is no question that police officers have some of the toughest jobs imaginable and that they should be able to rely upon the work comp system to help make ends meet when they suffer serious work-related injuries. In a very interesting story, however, local...