One of the most important pieces of advice I give to my personal injury and workers’ compensation clients is that they MUST steer clear of posting anything on their social media accounts. This includes Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc. They should not post images of a car accident or their injuries. They should not discuss their […]

Fear of retaliation is the main reason workplace injuries are under-reported by workers in the United States, but employees have the right to report accidents that occur at work without worrying about any repercussions that might follow. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that as many as 69 percents of workplace injuries and illnesses may […]

Electrical hazards are found in most workplaces and identifying and correcting unsafe habits and conditions can reduce the number of serious burns, shocks, and electrocutions that occur every year. Between 2004 and 2013, 1,881 employees lost their lives to electrical incidents in the workplace. Over 400 of those deaths occurred with less than 200v of […]

I have been practicing injury law for almost 20 years. To this day, I still receive calls from people involved in car accidents who did not carry full coverage i.e. liability only coverage. Even if you were not at fault for the accident, you are completely at the whim of the other driver’s insurance company. […]

Nursing home practices that affect admission, care and services, and finances often violate the federal Nursing Home Reform Law, but Illegal or dangerous practices and safety violations commonly go undetected in nursing homes. Hidden Practices Cause Harm to Residents Nursing home abuse lawyers content that many residents fall victim to illegal practices in nursing homes […]

Mental and behavioral health issues are causing more women to get hurt on the job. As many as 60 percents of workplace injuries to women are connected to depression, anxiety, and fatigue. For employers and employees alike, understanding this risk is critical to keeping the workplace safe. The Role Of Mental Health In Workplace Safety […]

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act requires employers to provide medical care to cure the effects of a workplace injury. Sometimes, those effects may not be apparent in the emergency room, or in the weeks to come. Numerous studies have shown that when injured workers are forced to remain at home for an extended period of […]

Could an insurance company purchase your data from Facebook? Could an insurance company buy a map of every location that you’ve visited from Google? Recent weeks have shown us that tech companies, while seeming to be unobtrusive, are not only more immersed in our lives that ever-before thought, but also able and willing to sell […]

America’s drug problem continues to invade the workforce and millions of people work alongside drug abusers every day, raising their risk for workplace injuries. Approximately 77 percent of Americans over the age of 18 who use illegal drugs are currently employed in at least a part-time capacity. It is estimated that about 9.4 million people […]

In Illinois, temporary transitional employment provisions enable injured employees to return to work at off-site locations through third-party vendors when they have been released with restrictions. These provisions are becoming increasingly popular with employers because they can help reduce the costs of temporary total disability that employers have to pay to workers whose work-related injuries […]