A union complaint filed with a federal agency alleges that Tesla fired pro-union workers at a solar products plant in Buffalo, NY. Retaliation for “Outspoken Union Support” On June 19, 2019, the United Steelworkers filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). According to a partially redacted document released by the NLRB, the>> Read More

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher has obtained a $500,000.00 settlement for a union carpenter who was seriously injured on a construction site as a result of an improperly secured diaphragm. Loose Diaphragm Shifts Under Foot Mr. Fisher’s client has been a union carpenter and proud member of Local 250 for over twenty years. In 2014,>> Read More

According to a recent report, a Nevada teen suffered serious oral injuries from a vape pen explosion. Far from an isolated incident, it is part of a nationwide trend of vape pen explosion injuries that is likely to grow as use of the electronic smoking device continues to become more popular. “Kind of Like a>> Read More

Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently announced that the city would be transferring control of the Chicago workers’ compensation program to a private company. The $100 million-per-year program had been overseen for decades by now-indicted Alderman Edward Burke. Chicago Workers’ Compensation Program “Antiquated” The decision to overhaul the Chicago workers’ compensation program was announced on June 13, 2019. According>> Read More

GWC attorney Donn P. LaHaie recently obtained a $365,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a union painter. Union Painter Hurt Performing Duties of Job In 2012, Mr. LaHaie’s client was performing the duties of his job as a union painter when he seriously injured both of his knees. After conservative methods of treatment failed, he had multiple knee>> Read More

Four people have been injured in a porch collapse in the Morgan Park neighborhood in Chicago’s Far South Side. “Fell From a Height Greater Than Twelve Feet” On June 5, 2019, at about 8:30 p.m., two adult women, age 48 and 59, a ten-month-old boy, and an eight-year-old girl were walking up the stairs to>> Read More

A partial CTA train derailment in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood sent seven passengers to area hospitals. CTA Train Derailment Near 47th Street Station The CTA train derailment took place at around 11:05 a.m. on June 6, 2019. There were thirty people heading southbound on the “L” train when it partially derailed north of the 47th Street>> Read More

A recent New York Times editorial argues that, despite Donald Trump having run for office as “a champion of American workers and a friend of labor unions,” the Trump administration has consistently favored the interests of employers over the rights of workers. Trump Administration Limiting Wages, Overtime Eligibility In its policies and actions related to>> Read More