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According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an average of nearly 5,000 construction workers lose their lives on the job each year, and every year in the United States alone, workers suffer more than 3.5 million nonfatal work-related injuries of which nearly 10 percent… Read more
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Have you been injured at work in Illinois? Regardless of the industry in which you work, there is a strong chance that you may be covered by Illinois workers’ compensation laws. As a workers’ compensation attorney in Illinois can tell you, it is very important to recognize all the ways that your… Read more
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Workers’ compensation is meant to protect workers who are hurt on the job. Nearly all employers are required to carry this benefit. So it can be shocking and discouraging for workers who are injured in their workplace when their employer and their insurance company denies them the benefits they… Read more
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Toxic substances in homes, workplaces, and the environment can cause serious harm to people. If you touch, ingest, or inhale a toxic substance, it can cause short-term or long-term damage. Unfortunately, these dangerous toxins aren’t always obvious. And when you are unaware of a toxin, the damage… Read more
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Verbal abuse can be incredibly damaging, often leaving victims with emotional wounds that are just as serious as those caused by physical harm. It can occur in virtually any setting—at home, in the workplace, online, or in public—and can range from insults and threats to manipulation and… Read more
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Being mistreated at work and in professional settings can lead to lower productivity, reduced income, fewer career prospects, and negative consequences for your private life. However, unfair treatment and discrimination at work can be illegal. You could seek damages such as back pay, awards for… Read more
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Workers’ compensation represents a private employer insurance program that covers the costs of the injuries sustained by employees in the workplace. Most types of workers’ compensation payments cover injuries that typically result from easy-to-determine workplace accidents, such as falls from… Read more
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Back and spinal injuries can have devastating consequences for accident victims. But many people wonder about what steps they should take when they have sustained a back injury at work. With the help of a knowledgeable personal injury attorney, workplace injury victims can pursue financial… Read more
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A worker suffered a severe injury on a Silver Spring, Maryland, construction site when a crane ran over his leg, WJLA reported. The accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 6 on a site for the new Purple Line, a light-rail project of the Maryland Transportation Administration to allow commuters… Read more
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Employers have a responsibility to consider the health and well-being of their workers. When an injury or accident happens in the workplace, injured employees are often entitled to earned benefit payments.
Workers’ compensation insurance is intended to cover some of the financial losses that… Read more
