In this month’s installment of WCIU’s popular  “Case or No Case” television segment, Chicago personal injury attorney Lou Cairo discusses a range of current topics including a potential damages claim for users of talcum powder, a pedestrian that suffered an injury while walking on a sidewalk grate and also a cyclist that was injured after>> Read More

Earlier this month, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released a $5.4 billion budget similar to a deal previously rejected by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). By issuing this budget, some say CPS assumes the CTU will accept contract terms comparable to those rejected by the union in January. The CTU President has expressed that the union>> Read More

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 granted overtime wages for certain employees, yet many who may qualify have misconceptions about overtime. Below are five common misconceptions surrounding overtime, as well as the facts. 1. Those in Professional Positions Do Not Qualify Job titles do not indicate whether an employee is eligible for overtime. Only>> Read More

Two West Loop construction sites have neighboring residents concerned for their safety. On Saturday, Aug. 6, two separate car accidents occurred around the sites at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Carpenter Street, causing one injury. A resident of a neighboring apartment building caught the aftermath of both accidents on video taken from his balcony.>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers attorney Lawrence Ruder was a presenting speaker at the 2016 Trucking Seminar hosted by the Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG) on Aug. 4 and 5. The two-day event was hosted at The Drake Hotel Chicago and featured premier attorneys from across the country, including the Honorable Judge Stephen Bough of the United>> Read More

The traditional workplace is shifting as more and more professionals choose to become independent contractors, working by the job or in a freelance capacity. While working as such does have its advantages, independent contracting typically disqualifies the worker from employment benefits, such as workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance that is paid>> Read More

As summer temperatures soar, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers and workers of the dangers associated with working outdoors in hot temperatures. Last year, the agency received more than 200 reports of worker hospitalizations related to heat exposure. There were at least eight heat-related workplace deaths in 2015, and 18 heat>> Read More

According to a report released by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NNCI), Illinois employers could see as much as a 12.9 percent cut in their insurance rates for 2017. That is the third largest suggested cut in the nation, which also totals more than all of our neighboring states combined. NCCI is a nonprofit>> Read More

One person was killed in a fiery multi-vehicle collision on Monday July 25 on I-55, according to Illinois law enforcement. The crash occurred just before 11 a.m. when a tractor trailer transporting 40,000 pounds of frozen meat rear ended a stopped pickup truck. The force of the collision sent the pickup into a minivan, propelling>> Read More