In 2014, 4,679 fatal injuries occurred on the job. Those performing one of the most dangerous occupations in the country are at a higher risk of workplace fatalities and injuries than others; are you at risk due to the nature of your job? Who is at Risk? While certain professions are inherently more dangerous than>> Read More

In 2011, Illinois lawmakers made several changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system in an effort to curb high costs. The changes lowered the rates paid to medical providers by 30 percent and adopted guidelines from the American Medical Association (AMA) to determine certain disability awards. Specifically, the adoption of the AMA guidelines exempted coverage>> Read More

Each year, thousands of Americans are injured at work, resulting in millions of dollars in medical costs. Many injured employees naively assume workers’ compensation will take care of their costs, but many fail to realize that filing a claim is an adversarial process. The smallest mistake or oversight can be used to deny a claim,>> Read More

No one ever expects to be injured while on the job. Unfortunately, it does happen. Whether you have suffered a fractured ankle, sprained wrist, injured back or something much worse such a burns or traumatic brain injury, it is important to know what you should do if you have been hurt at work. Below are a>> Read More

The number of workplace deaths among Americans is on the rise, specifically among contract, self-employed, and older workers. Experts are expecting that last years numbers could be the highest number of workplace deaths since 2008. According the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), preliminary 2014 numbers reveal a total of 4,679 workplace deaths a two>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers is pleased to announce a favorable settlement of more than $550,000 in workers’ compensation for one of our clients who was injured while on the job. After several years of tough negotiations with the respondent, our attorneys prevailed and were able to attain the level of compensation that our client needed to>> Read More

Workers compensation is a benefits system that allowed workers to recover some of their wages and medical bills after a work injury. Increasingly, this system of benefits is under attack all across America as companies lobby to reduce coverage. For years, workers, especially in dangerous industries, knew that if they were injured their employer and>> Read More

While at work at the Canton Noodle Company, a 40-year-old employee lost his arm while mixing dough. The noodle company is located in Bridgeport Illinois. At the time that the accident occurred, the employee was mixing flour to make dough for noodles. He was using an industrial-sized mixer. As he was mixing the flour to>> Read More

Luis Carrasco, a 68-year-old man from Chicago, died in an accident on Jan. 21, after being involved in a work accident. At approximately 9 a.m., Carrasco was on the 11600 block of South Burley Avenue. According to police and the medical examiners office in Cook County, Carrasco was struck by a truck. Carrasco was walking near>> Read More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new rules for reporting and recording injuries and illnesses that occur at work. These new requirements require employers to track all work-related injuries and illnesses, summarize them at the end of the year, post those summaries, keep the records for a minimum of five years and>> Read More

Over the last year, reporters in seven states have spent more than 12 months reviewing a nationwide employee fraud scheme involving 10 million construction workers and tens of billions of dollars of state and federal tax revenue. The result of their investigation can be found in the McClatchy Report entitled Contract to Cheat. The report>> Read More

A historical firehouse in Chicago, IL, built in 1887 is being restored. However workers working on the restoration were exposed to asbestos and forced to work under hazardous conditions. The electrical hazards in particular posed significant safety risks to the workers. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration found>> Read More