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The term, “repetitive stress injury” is a catch-all phrase describing a variety of conditions. With injuries of this type a body part is placed under a lot of stress through repetitive use. An example of such use is someone on an assembly line who performs the same type of lift every day as part of…
As the healthcare industry becomes an increasing part of the American economy, the industry is looking for ways to control costs. One area of increasing liability for such providers is the privacy of medical records. To control costs, many medical providers are offshoring their maintenance of such records. With increasing digitization many of these records…
Workers’ compensation provides employees with compensation for injuries at work. While it is clear that workers’ compensation covers any proven injuries that happen at work, what happens when an employee is commuting to and from work? These are known as going and coming cases. Generally, an employer is not liable for goings and comings by…
Stress is increasingly being recognized as a justifiable injury for the purpose of workers’ compensation benefits. It isn’t as straight-forward to claim such an injury as a physical one, but states are beginning to allow for stress to be a legitimate work-related injury deserving of injury compensation. Each state has its own workers’ compensation commission. …
Work in the oil and gas industry has exploded in recent years due to the introduction of fracking. This process has allowed for more efficient extraction of oil and gas. Unfortunately, the efficiency may come at a cost to the employees. With the increase in fracking has also come a corresponding increase in the amount…
Workers working around chemicals can bring home a lot of problems to their families. Besides having a heck of a laundry load or dry cleaning bills, such workers can bring home work-related diseases to their loved ones. Although it can happen whenever chemicals or residue is present on a worker, the most common lawsuits have…
When an employee is injured in an accident at work they can receive compensation if they file a claim through their state’s workers’ compensation system. Every state has different rules and procedures for filing a claim so it is best to consult a local attorney for advice. Generally, employers need to post a notice to…
Workers’ compensation is a system designed to compensate employees who are injured at work. In Illinois, there are three main benefits provided to workers’ compensation claimants: The first benefit is to have complete payment of any work accident-related medical bills. There should not be any medical co-pays needed for these expenses. The medical bills must…
Workers’ compensation is designed to reduce the costs of employees to obtain recovery for injuries when they are injured on the job. Each state has its own workers’ compensation program. The level of participation varies, but in Illinois almost every type of employee is covered. Even with this system of compensation for injuries, some accidents…
In 2014, a jury in Texas awarded a family a million dollar judgment for the contamination on their family ranch due to fracking. Fracking, short for fracturing, is a process of extracting oil or gas from the ground by injecting high-pressure liquid into subterranean rock to force the release of the oil or gas. The…
