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Injuries that you receive while at work are handled much differently than an injury you receive outside of work. It’s usually easier to receive benefits that compensate a “work-related” injury because you can file a claim through your company’s workers’ compensation insurance.

Work often provides a sense of purpose as well as income for an employee. When an accident results in an injury for an employee, it can be devastating emotionally and financially if work is missed. Construction workers’ accidents are especially prone to resulting in debilitating and/or fatal injuries for workers.

Slip-and-fall incidents make up a significant percentage of workplace injuries and deaths nationwide, including Illinois. Many fall injuries and fatalities resulting from construction workers’ accidents do not involve heights, such as scaffolds, but happen at ground level due to slips or trips.

Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance your employer uses to cover the costs of injuries you receive at work. So, why do you need an attorney to get workers’ comp?

On the surface, both a personal injury and a worker’s compensation claim may look similar and be difficult to tell apart. Many people even confuse a worker’s compensation case as a personal injury claim when that is not technically the case.

Illinois construction workers may be interested in one man’s horrible day at work. The man suffered a serious injury and could have lost his life if it had not been for the quick actions of a nearby officer.

Paramedics, law enforcement and fire trucks alert drivers of the need to move over through sirens and lights. Unfortunately, an Illinois State Police trooper made the decision to not use lights or sirens when driving towards an officer-related shooting, and as a result, a young woman suffered fatal personal injury.

Picture this: You are traveling down the highway when suddenly you hear “boom.” You do not know what it is until you feel your steering wheel pulling its own way. You realize that your tire has blown. At least, this is an inconvenience to a driver.

The process of obtaining construction permits and the regulatory agencies in Illinois exist to help maintain the safety of workers and the stability of structures. One states division of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently fined and cited a construction company for multiple violations.

Road conditions, weather and negligent driving of other drivers are a few of the conditions that drivers cannot control. Recently, one man died and a passenger suffered personal injury due to another driver’s actions on the road.