A Congressional subcommittee is investigating the high level of meatpacking plant COVID-19 infections in the United States and the failure to enforce federal worker safety laws. Meatpacking Plant COVID-19 Infections Rampant On Feb. 1, 2020, Rep. James Clyburn, chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, announced the probe into the nation’s widespread meatpacking>> Read More

Illinois is forecasted to face the coldest weather conditions since the state’s polar vortex in January 2019, with the National Weather Service predicting that wind chills could reach as low as 25 degrees below zero in the Chicago area. In response, the State of Illinois has released guidelines on how you and those around you can>> Read More

The consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to a $573 million opioid settlement for its role in fueling a national epidemic. Opioid Settlement With 53 Attorneys General According to a court filing in Massachusetts on February 4, 2021, McKinsey has settled with attorneys general in 47 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia.>> Read More

A worker has been killed in a Back of the Yards construction accident on the Southwest Side of Chicago, according to authorities. Back of the Yards Construction Accident Fatal On January 15, 2021, at approximately 11:00 a.m., emergency medical responders and police were called to a meatpacking plant under construction on South Packers Avenue in>> Read More

Pres. Joe Biden has signed an executive order expanding protections designed to help keep workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Order Calls for Guidance from OSHA An executive order is a means by which a president issues directives to manage operations of the federal government. The “Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety”>> Read More

A sixth-grade girl has been killed and four others have been injured in a Garfield Ridge drunk-driving crash on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Driver Veered Into Oncoming Traffic The fatal crash took place at approximately 9:35 p.m. on January 20, 2021. Twelve-year-old Cire Robinson of Oak Lawn was riding with her father in a Cadillac Escalade>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC congratulates three of its attorneys for being honored as 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers, including GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo. Three of the firm’s younger lawyers were also named Rising Stars by the same organization. Only Five Percent Qualify as Super Lawyers In addition to Louis, GWC Partners Michael D. Fisher>> Read More