If a person in Illinois is injured on the job and cannot work for an extended period, they may assume they are automatically entitled to workers' compensation benefits. However, life is not always that easy and sometimes a person's initial application for workers'...
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What are the top 10 causes of workplace injuries?
Each year the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index releases data on the leading 10 causes of serious workplace injuries suffered in our nation. The injuries must have caused the injured worker to miss at least five days of work. These injuries can be found in a wide...
4 Major work hazards for steel workers
Steel workers walk into work every day and face multiple types of safety threats to complete their day’s mission. Workers often clock long hours while physically and mentally exhausting themselves. The demands of the job are not meant for everyone, and it takes...
Workers’ compensation injuries can be disfiguring
The types of injuries a person can suffer in the workplace can span from repetitive trauma injuries to back injuries, knee injuries, shoulder injuries and more. However, some of the most severe injuries a person in Illinois can suffer from are injuries that cause...
Workers’ compensation benefits can cover a variety of expenses
Workers' compensation benefits are meant to be a financial lifeline for those who are injured on the job and must take an extended leave from work while they recover from their injuries. Being unable to work often means no paycheck, which can cause a worker...