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When people in Illinois become disabled through illness or through an injury, they often find themselves facing several challenges. A severe disability prevents people from working and financially supporting themselves. However, if they meet the qualifications, people...
Under the state of Illinois’ Workers’ Compensation Act, employees who suffer occupational injuries or illnesses may, under most circumstances, be eligible for benefits. The types of benefits that may be provided include coverage of medical or rehabilitative treatment...
Many people in Illinois, and throughout the United States, suffer from autoimmune diseases. According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, approximately one in five people in the U.S. suffer from an autoimmune disease. These conditions develop when...
According to the Council for Disability Awareness, 8.8 million Americans qualified for SSD benefits in 2012. Reports also indicate that the number of people who become disabled is growing. It is estimated that out of every 4 people in their 20’s today, one of those...
As emergency medical service providers, paramedics in Illinois face numerous hazards in the workplace on a daily basis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2011, the most recent year that statistics were available, EMS workers, including...
A Brooklyn man in his thirties died of heart failure during a basketball game 45 minutes after drinking a Red Bull energy drink. When a person experiences this type of heart failure, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, the heart is enlarged and becomes too weak to...
Self-portraits, or selfies, have become a common feature of social media websites. When drivers take selfies while on the road, this form of driver distraction has the potential to turn deadly. In North Carolina, a post to social media revealed that a woman posted...
According to records kept by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Illinois workers experienced more than 155,000 job-related illnesses and injuries in 2013. Every employee who is hurt or becomes ill on the job has the right to workers’ compensation benefits for...
New legislation proposed in Illinois in 2013 would change the rules of workers’ compensation payments, making it more difficult for some injured workers to receive benefits after a workplace accident. These changes to workers’ compensation law would have a...
Baggage handling is a crucial part of the airline industry. According to USA Today, commercial air carriers in America transport more than 400 million checked bags every year. Many of these bags pass through Chicago or through airports elsewhere in Illinois. The...
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