Construction, manufacturing, and retail industries experience a high number of work-related elevator accidents that cause serious injuries and fatalities. Elevator […]
Unions have a “protective effect” on worker safety and health, giving employees the ability to speak up about workplace hazards […]
Illinois and other states have experienced a rise in fatal injuries to law enforcement officers while they were performing their […]
In Illinois, when a serious workplace injury occurs that requires surgery, an insurance company is not permitted to force a […]
Workplace safety violations contribute to thousands of yearly on-the-job accidents that result in injuries and fatalities for workers. Workplace Safety […]
Each year, America’s farmworkers experience injuries and illnesses caused by faulty farm equipment, toxic pesticides, unsanitary conditions, and extreme weather […]
Slaughterhouse and meatpacking workers are subjected to unsanitary and unsafe work conditions that create a high risk of contamination and […]
Workers’ compensation insurers often put injured employees under surveillance to avoid paying benefits after a work-related injury. A variety of […]
Intentional torts are the purposeful actions of one person who intends to cause physical and/or emotional harm to another person. […]
Skydiving accidents are relatively rare, accounting for one in every 1,536 skydives or 0.07 percent of all jumps each year. […]