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...
It is well-known and well-understood that texting while driving and otherwise engaging in distracting behaviors behind the wheel is dangerous. Yet, the scourge of distracted driving crashes continues to cause thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of...
It is common knowledge that agriculture is a truly hazardous industry. From interacting with potentially sick or dangerous animals to tending crops in extreme weather conditions, it is – very unfortunately – all too easy to become injured while on the job if your...
While it has been long understood that older adults are vulnerable to mistreatment while residing in long-term care facilities, the Covid-19 pandemic shed a disturbingly bright light on the scope of this problem in the U.S. According to the National Council on Aging,...
Chicago construction workers are a famously tough class of professionals. Not only do they often complete intricate work at great heights, but they also do so while battling famously windy, rainy, snowy, foggy, freezing, humid, and wretchedly hot conditions. As a...
If you are a union worker who has been injured on the job, you may be wondering how your workers’ compensation benefits will be impacted. While you will still be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits as a union worker, there are some critical ways that being in...
Electrical injuries are some of the most dangerous kinds of construction accidents. Electrocutions are one of the leading causes of death in construction, accounting for 5.3% of all fatalities in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...