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The COVID-19 epidemic has led to workers variously being laid off, temporarily furloughed, asked to work at home, and asked to report to workplaces that offer varying degrees of wellness checks, social distancing and personal protective equipment like masks. What rights do employees have to protect their health and their paychecks during this crisis, especially […]

As the state of Illinois slowly reopens its economy market category by market category, what are customers’ chances of claiming that they contracted COVID-19 while shopping, dining, or receiving services like haircuts? Although it might be difficult for a customer to prove such a case, companies like Walmart Inc. and Carnival Corp. are already facing […]

The National Safety Council designated May as National Motorcycle Safety Month and reminds those who love to ride and those who share the road with riders to be extra cautious as more bikers hit the road with nicer weather. While the number of motorcycle accidents is much lower than car accidents, the severity of injuries […]

Springtime in Illinois brings warmer weather and hundreds of new road projects and dangerous construction zones for motorists and workers. This spring we also celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) which is an annual event that takes place across the United States with partnerships between state departments of transportation (DOT), […]

Those who have become ill with coronavirus and think they caught it at work might be eligible to file a workers’ compensation or occupational disease workers’ compensation claim—or, in certain more limited cases, a personal injury lawsuit. But these coronavirus claims are more likely to succeed if the worker toils in an occupation with exceptional […]