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Working in a restaurant is an exciting and fast-paced job. Unfortunately, it also carries a high risk of injury. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food service workers suffer high rates of occupational injury, with nearly 6 percent of on-the-job injuries nationwide occurring in this single line of work. Because of […]

A Hebron, Connecticut woman is facing felony charges after she hit and killed a teacher at a local middle school while buzzed. NBC Connecticut reports that the woman was dropping her son off at school when she drove into a designated bus lane. After she realized her mistake, she put the car in reverse and struck a 65-year-old math teacher who worked at the school. The teacher sustained severe head injuries as a result of the crash and died a few days later. Law enforcement officers found no issues with the vehicle, and even indicated that the car had a functioning back up camera. The driver was found to have a 0.07 blood alcohol content at the time of the crash.

Workers’ compensation in the state of Illinois isn’t just for catastrophic accidents that occur suddenly on the job. Many employees also live with inflammatory conditions such as arthritis which are aggravated by stress or trauma in the workplace. Arthritis can often be classified as an occupational illness that requires compensation by the employer. Arthritis is […]

While many states like Illinois only allow the use of marijuana for medical applications among specific patients, many other states across the nation have begun to legalize the drug for recreational use. As legalization has become more popular, it seems that the incidence of marijuana-induced crashes is also on the rise. A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology has found that even though the prevalence of alcohol-related crashes remained the same throughout the test period, the marijuana-related crashes increased by eight percent.

When people think of work-related injuries, they often imagine catastrophic events such as crushing accidents, burns and broken bones. Damage suffered on the job can also be gradual and insidious. According to the Department of Labor, more than 60,000 workers in Illinois were disabled to some extent by repetitive injuries during 2013. Repetitive stress can […]