The workers’ compensation system in Illinois was designed to protect injured workers and give them the security of knowing they would receive medical care and lost wages when injured on the job. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always happen this way. You ...
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Each year, hundreds of millions of people travel to and from the United States through air travel. For the full year 2022, U.S. airlines carried 853 million passengers, up from 658 million in 2021 and 388 million in 2020. According ...
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On average, there are 450,000 burn injuries throughout the United States each year, up to 45% of those burn injuries occur in the workplace (according to OSHA). Firefighters, chemical plant workers, food service workers, and electrical technicians are at high ...
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Workers’ compensation benefits are generally available to injured employees regardless of who is at fault in the accident. If you have been injured on the job or suffered a work-related illness in DeKalb County, claiming workers’ compensation benefits is often ...
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Illinois law requires that businesses with employees must have workers compensation insurance, even if it’s just one part-time employee. There are a few limited exceptions to this requirement, such as sole proprietors. If you are hurt or become ill while ...
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American laborers and employees are injured at work every day. Illinois’ no-fault workers’ compensation system entitles those injured employees in Illinois eligible for many forms of compensation including reasonable medical care, lost time from work, and any temporary or permanent ...
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The law in Illinois requires every company to ensure the safety of its staff by establishing that the work environment is safe. However, work injuries can happen at any time, even to the most careful employees. Following a workplace accident, ...
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Getting injured at work is never something you expect, but it happens all the time. If you’ve been injured on the job in Illinois, you have a legal right to collect workers’ compensation benefits that will cover medical bills and ...
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As a new year greets us with the promise of new beginnings, we wish to extend many thanks to our clients and colleagues for making 2023 an excellent year. On behalf of the Krol, Bongiorno & Given, Ltd. team, we ...
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Electrocution is a serious and often fatal type of injury that happens when an electric current passes through the body. Construction workers, power line workers, and many other employees around the state can all be victims of electrocution. In particular, ...
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