A CTA employee who attempted to help a dying coworker has been approved to receive benefits for her work-related PTSD. Man Flatlines on Train In Lisa McKenzie v. Chicago Transit Authority, the Petitioner was employed as a full-time CTA train operator. As part of the duties of her job, she was required to operate a>> Read More

The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) has selected GWC attorney James E. Babcock to serve a second term on the Workers’ Compensation Law Section Council. Article Published in Newsletter The ISBA had previously appointed Mr. Babcock to the Workers’ Compensation Law Section Council for its 2021-2022 term. This reappointment will see him continuing his work>> Read More

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its latest data on workplace fatalities, revealing a sharp decline in work-related deaths. A Decrease of 10.7 Percent On December 16, 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) for 2020, the most recent year for which workplace fatalities>> Read More

A nonprofit organization has declared March to be “Workplace Eye Wellness Month,” highlighting a little-discussed risk to American workers. What Is Workplace Eye Wellness Month? A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that there were 15,730 eye injuries involving days away from work in 2020. Prevent Blindness, a group whose mission is>> Read More

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission has ruled that the “positional risk” injury sustained by a restaurant cashier was work-related. Cashier Suffers Shoulder Injury In Winfrey v. Portillo Restaurant Group, the Petitioner worked as a cashier at a fast food restaurant. Her duties included taking customer orders, receiving money, giving change, stocking, sweeping, mopping, and placing>> Read More

GWC attorney Kitra K. Killen has obtained a $425,000.00 settlement for a union foreman electrician who sustained a neck injury with permanent work restrictions. Foreman Electrician Loses Trade GWC’s client was a 45-year-old union foreman electrician and a proud member of IBEW Local 134. In May 2017, he was working on a construction project in>> Read More

GWC Partner James J. Nawrocki has obtained a $500,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a construction worker who was injured in a fall. Floor Gives Out Beneath Construction Worker GWC’s client is a 55-year-old construction worker. In 2018, he was working on a project in Indiana. While he was putting rebar into a cage, the floor>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC obtained over $2.8 million in settlements on behalf of its clients in November 2021. Firm Settles 42 Cases in November 2021 The firm settled a total of 42 cases in the month of November, including more than $1.3 million for third-party personal injury lawsuits and more than $1.2 million for workers’>> Read More

Chicago’s Chief Financial Officer announced that city employee workers’ compensation claims have fallen dramatically over the past two years. City Employee Claims Down 30 Percent In June 2019, the City of Chicago hired an outside firm, Gallagher Bassett, to administer its workers’ compensation claims. Incoming Mayor Lori Lightfoot had characterized Chicago’s $100 million-per-year workers’ compensation>> Read More

GWC attorney Cassandra R. Shashaty has obtained a settlement for a union bricklayer worth over $250,000.00 – more than ten times the original offer. Bricklayer Suffers Permanent Injuries GWC’s client was a journeyman bricklayer and a proud member of Local 74 for many years. In October 2019, he was working on an elevated scaffold at>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC successfully obtained more than $4.5 million in settlements on behalf of its clients in September 2021. 53 Cases Settled in September 2021 GWC settled 53 cases in the month of September, including over $2.3 million for third-party personal injury cases and over $1.4 million for workers’ compensation claims. Some of the>> Read More

GWC attorney James E. Babcock has published an article in the newsletter for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Law Section. “Arising Out of ‘Walk This Way’” In April 2021, the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) appointed Mr. Babcock to serve on its Workers’ Compensation Law Section Council for the 2021-2022 term. His duties>> Read More