Experienced ILLINOIS Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
& CHICAGO Injury Lawyers
While Illinois enforces certain DUI laws, such as mandatory ignition interlock devices for all drunk driving offenders, law enforcement officials believe that stricter DUI penalties may be in order to reduce the number of DUI car accidents that occur each year. Many...
More than 10.6 million trucks traveled on U.S. highways in 2012 and that number is continually growing, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The number of fatalities caused by large truck accidents in Illinois and across the country has also...
Each workplace injury presents its own set of challenges. Some of these injuries, however, present far greater challenges than others and paralysis falls into that category. State law in Illinois provides financial compensation for workers who have become paralyzed...
As companies in Illinois become less localized than they once were, expanding their operations and client relationships beyond state and even national borders, workers’ compensation claims take on an added dimension of complexity. These companies routinely require...
Retailers in Chicago have plenty of issues to worry about, such as how to better serve their customers, how to fend off competitors and how to keep their best employees. Given those issues, safeguarding the workplace from potential hazards may not always be top of...
The notion that it could be more dangerous to work in a hospital than to work on a construction site might sound absurd. Hospitals exist in order to counteract the effects of injury and disease, so the fact that they are a leading cause of workplace injuries and...
State law in Illinois protects workers from the high financial burden associated with sustaining an injury during the course of employment. Through the Illinois Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Diseases Act, injured workers may apply for benefits to the Illinois...
Many workers in Illinois, as well as millions of workers across the United States, are employed in the restaurant industry. According to the National Restaurant Association, the restaurant workforce represents 10 percent of the overall workforce in the country....
Chicago residents who suffer from disabling conditions often think their impairments clearly qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. However, many SSD claims are denied because of the Social Security Administration’s strict criteria for disabilities. When...
About 1 in 26 Americans will be diagnosed with epilepsy at some point, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The condition currently affects 2.3 million Americans, including many Chicago residents. Unfortunately, in 3 out of 10 cases, medication...
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