Workplace injuries can range from minor, short-term injuries to severe, long-term disabilities. While workers’ compensation will help you cover the cost of your medical bills and helps replace some of your income while you recover, what happens when you’re ready to...
When you’re injured on the job in the performance of your duties, you’re eligible to file a workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation helps cover the cost of your medical treatments and provides you with a portion of your regular income while you recover. But...
Framers play a critically important role in the construction of new residential and commercial structures. After a foundation for a new project has been laid, the work of other construction professionals generally cannot begin in earnest until framers have completed...
Brain injuries are among the most consequential kinds of harm that a construction worker can suffer as a result of occupational circumstances. Severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can affect virtually every aspect of an individual’s experience and well-being. Yet,...
Federal data has confirmed time and again that falls are the leading cause of both non-fatal injuries and death within the construction industry. Therefore, any efforts concerned with preventing workers from falling are welcome additions to the broader conversation...
Many of the individuals who are hired to perform particularly dangerous jobs are employed by local, state, or federal governments. Law enforcement officers, firefighters, and many emergency medical responders are just a few of the professionals whose job duties are...
It has often been said that there are two seasons in the Midwest: Winter and construction. As spring is now sprung in Chicago, construction professionals who work in the city and its surrounding communities are ramping up their work hours. For now, they are operating...
Over the past several years, medical facilities that were already struggling due to understaffing were, in many instances, pushed to a breaking point. Due to high demand for emergency and urgent care combined with an inability to maintain proper staffing levels, many...
If you work in the construction industry, you’re likely aware of the fact that your profession is among the most notoriously dangerous occupations that Americans undertake in modern times. You may be required to work at great heights, while navigating traffic, and/or...
When someone loses their life due to the negligent, reckless, or intentionally dangerous conduct of another, the situation is – by definition – a tragedy for those loved ones who suffer as a result of that loss. Yet, there is a particularly devastating aspect of a...