While modern technology and awareness have made most workplaces considerably safer, accidents do happen. These accidents often lead to a temporary or permanent disability or even death. According to the latest survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job-related injuries are far more common than job-related illnesses with Healthcare and Social Assistance (544,800 workplace injuries), … Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions on Workers’ Compensation – Lawyers of Mount Vernon, Illinois
Category Archives: Workers’ Compensation Act
4 Ergonomic Considerations That Help Reduce Injuries among Office Workers
Shifting trends have changed the meaning of what the typical office environment should be like. In the modern scenario, an office can mean the customer’s site, an employee’s home, or even a café. Amid these changes, it can be extremely challenging to provide a stimulating and healthy work environment to employees. The Bureau of Labor … Continue reading 4 Ergonomic Considerations That Help Reduce Injuries among Office Workers →
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Workers' Compensation Act
Workers’ Compensation 101 for Small Businesses
Running a successful small business is a challenge in the current globalized economy, especially when one or more of your employees are injured on the job. It not only hinders your productivity but may also lead to expensive workplace injury claims. Despite your best precautions, employees will get hurt on the job. Unfortunately, most small … Continue reading Workers’ Compensation 101 for Small Businesses →
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Workers' Compensation Act
How Does Workers’ Compensation Settlement Benefit the Employee?
If an incident at work has caused physical injuries to you and the effects appear to be long-lasting, the workers’ compensation insurer at your workplace can provide you with permanent disability benefits. In case you do not agree with what the insurance company has decided to pay you, you can opt to either go for … Continue reading How Does Workers’ Compensation Settlement Benefit the Employee? →
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Work Injury Lawyer Effingham IL
Work Injury Lawyer Effingham, IL Suffering an injury on the job can create several problems, ranging from trying to recuperate to dealing with an employer that refuses to accept responsibility for the injury. Because of the costs associated with comprehensive medical care, you cannot afford to roll the legal dice with an inexperienced worker’s compensation … Continue reading Work Injury Lawyer Effingham IL →
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Uninsured Employers Beware
In years past, there was a great deal of frustration with employers operating without workers’ compensation insurance coverage in Illinois. Even though employers have always been required to provide insurance, or show financial responsibility, they did not always do so. As a result, we saw a number of clients with serious injuries left out in … Continue reading Uninsured Employers Beware →
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Uninsured Employers, Workers' Compensation Act
Menard Work Comp Claims – Jumping Down the Rabbit Hole
Like most people interested in the Illinois workers compensation system, we have been reading the Belleville News-Democrat’s unfolding coverage about the Illinois Department of Corrections debacle at the Menard Correctional Center. It seems that over the past several years there have been a large number of claims for repetitive stress injuries reported by the staff … Continue reading Menard Work Comp Claims – Jumping Down the Rabbit Hole →
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Workers' Compensation Act
Welcome
We’re really excited to introduce our blog, and about the opportunity it gives us to interact with the public and the legal community interested in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. Over the course of the next few months we’ll be discussing the basics of work comp law with an eye toward providing a simple explanation … Continue reading Welcome →
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Workers' Compensation Act