Posts tagged workers'

• Iowa Ranks Number One for Workers' Compensation System

  Margaret Embry | August 31, 2009 4:57 PM | 1 CommentRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The 2009 State Report Card for Workers' Compensation was recently released and Iowa ranked Number 1, according to the Des Moines Register. This rank means that the state's system is the most...

• Fewer Workplace Deaths in 2007

  Nick Avgerinos | September 05, 2008 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  It was encouraging news for workers and companies as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently announced that in 2007, fewer workers were injured on the job. The AP reports that the number of...

• Where Can You Turn When Workers’ Compensation is not Enough?

  Nick Avgerinos | August 27, 2008 10:21 AM | 1 CommentRockford & Moline, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  If you are injured on the job, there is a section in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act called the Exclusive Remedy Provision. It provides that there is no common law or statutory right to...

• E-Learning Brings a New Twist to Safety Training Programs

  Nick Avgerinos | August 21, 2008 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) gives guidelines and requirements necessary for training employees, and imposes them particularly on companies whose employees engage in...

• Credit or Debit? Workers Comp for the 21st Century

  Nick Avgerinos | August 19, 2008 11:12 AM | 1 CommentRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  These days, everything runs on plastic. In fact, that’s our nation’s problem. I’m not going to talk about the woes of our economy or engage in the credit vs. debit debate, though; there is a...

• Nerves of Steel: Steelworkers Brave Steep Safety Stats

  Nick Avgerinos | August 15, 2008 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  July was construction safety month, providing much-needed safety information for an industry with a consistently high accident rate, resulting in both injuries and deaths. But plenty of dangers...

• Fighting Obesity for a Healthier and Safer Work Environment

  Nick Avgerinos | August 11, 2008 11:31 AM | 3 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Nearly two-thirds of Americans are obese or overweight, and while it is commonly understood how this unhealthy epidemic is dangerous for our nation’s health, there are lesser-known consequences...

• Beating the Heat for Outdoor Laborers

  Nick Avgerinos | August 06, 2008 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The summer months require no stretch of the imagination to reach the conclusion that heat can be a danger to workers. While day care centers bring kids inside, athletes cut down on outdoor...

• Worker Wellness: Offensive Approach to Safety Proves Worthwhile for Employers

  Nick Avgerinos | August 05, 2008 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Workers’ compensation is an inevitable issue for some companies. When your employees do certain motions day after day, year after year, it’s going to wear down their bodies. But maybe not; maybe...

• Finding the Last Straw: Workers’ Comp Cumulative Injuries and Causation

  Nick Avgerinos | August 04, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Finding the Last Straw: Workers’ Comp Cumulative Injuries and Causation When you’re seriously injured, you know it. Most of the workplace injuries you hear about in the news are pretty...