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Chicago Building Not Checked For Asbestos

Asbestos exposure is nothing new to Illinois workers, yet employers still fail to follow state and federal regulations requiring proper inspections to protect employees and the general public. For instance, when an older building in Illinois is set to be demolished, the development or construction company has to follow certain inspection guidelines. In particular, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to be notified. Recently in Chicago, the EPA inspected a building with unsafe levels of asbestos, but two companies...

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$5.1 MILLION Settlement For Construction Accident GWC Law

The construction industry is well-known as one of the most dangerous industries in which to work. There are huge machines, live electrical wires and heavy moving equipment plus heights and the possibilities of falling. Normally when a Chicago construction worker is injured on the job, the worker would collect Illinois workers' compensation benefits until the time he or she could get back to work. In some instances however, the injured worker suffers extensive damage or believes there was negligence involved....

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Contractor Cited Following Fatal Mining Accident GWC Law

Work accidents on construction and mining sites are unfortunately a common occurrence throughout the Midwest. As workers throughout Illinois know, dangers are inherent to work environments with heavy machinery, but that inherent danger doesn't excuse contractors and other employers from implementing a proper training plan for employees. Federal guidelines are in place to prevent workplace injuries, but too often those guidelines aren't followed. According to the Mine and Safety Administration, the death of a man from Marion, Illinois, might have...

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Spike In Construction Worker Deaths Raises Concerns GWC

Construction worker deaths are sadly a common occurrence in Chicago and around the country. One of the most recent fatal construction accidents happened this week in New York after a construction site collapse in Brooklyn on Monday. The New York Post reports that the accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. at a brownstone construction site. A beam gave way under the weight of the construction workers and sent them crashing down with bags of cement and cinder blocks. Two workers...

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