Month: May 2018

According to statistics from 2016, which is the latest year for which such data was available, Illinois had the 11th lowest rate of workplace fatalities in the United States. That year 5,190 died while on the job in America. Of the workers killed, 171 were in...

The Illinois workers' compensation system may be headed for major reforms, but it is not yet clear how those reforms will ultimately work.Last month, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a measure that would create a workers' compensation insurance company...

The dangers of working in a health care setting are well-documented. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has pointed out that the health care sector accounts for more on the job injuries than either construction or manufacturing. One explanation for this is that...

Even though manufacturing is now a highly automated industry, there still are repetitive motions that workers must do day in and day out. Unlike an injury that debilitates immediately, the damage of a repetitive motion injury (RMI) accumulates over time. Here are some...

Many workplaces can be hazardous. Health care and manufacturing workers are among the most frequent victims of workers' compensation injuries. Another type of workplace that is coming under increased scrutiny by watchdog groups and agencies is the online order...