Posts tagged workers

• Prevention of On-the-Job Spinal Cord Injuries

  Nick Avgerinos | June 20, 2008 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  Prevention of On-the-Job Spinal Cord Injuries As the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch brings the United States’ deadliest job (crab fishing) into family rooms around America, many people...

• ¡Cuidado!: Safety Supplanted By Silence In The Workplace

  Nick Avgerinos | June 12, 2008 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  ¡Cuidado!: Safety Supplanted By Silence In The Workplace The National Safety Council declared June to be National Safety Month. What better way to address safety than to discuss workplace safety...

• What Is a Medical Case Manager Doing In My Workers' Compensation Case?

  Nick Avgerinos | April 03, 2008 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  We frequently receive phone calls from individuals asking whether a nurse retained by the workers' compensation insurance company in Illinois and Iowa workers' compensation cases has the right to...

• The Importance of Giving Notice to An Emloyer In A Workers' Compensation Case

  Mike Rom | March 26, 2008 1:35 PM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  If proper notice of an injury is not given there may be serious consequences that could jeopardize your claim.When I was 19 years old I suffered a fractured tibia playing soccer. I knew something bad had happened but the pain was not excruciating. I tried to keep playing until my leg started to collapse from under me. I would describe the pain as unique. I decided to hide my injury from my...

• When Does Vocational Rehabilitation Mean Retraining and Not A Job Search?

  Nick Avgerinos | March 21, 2008 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  If you are unable to return to your job because of a permanent condition, does the employer have to provide you with an education so you can find a new job. ? Not necessarily and here's why:An injured worker sustains a serious injury that results in a permanent work restriction. The employer for whom he or she has worked for many years announces that the company will no longer be able to...

• The High Price Of Gas And The Illinois Workers' Compensation Act

  Mike Rom | March 19, 2008 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In an age of astronomical gas prices, mileage reimbursement to an injured worker is an important issue in any Illinois workers' compensation claim. When I started practicing Illinois workers' compensation law clients never made inquires concerning reimbursement for mileage to and from their own doctor or physical therapist. In 2008, with the price of a gallon of gas approaching $4, the question...

• US Workers' Compensation Insurers Face Declining Rates

  Chrissie Cole | March 14, 2008 1:52 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Ratings and Rating Services on workers' compensation insurers could potentially face negative pressures from the last half of 2008, into 2009. Workers' compensation rates have been declining significantly reducing the margins of insurers that write this business.In a report, the agency added that so far these declining prices have not led to weak insurer performance because state reforms have...