Working in construction comes with a variety of serious risks. Construction workers have an above-average chance of dying on the job or sustaining a major injury while working. They can end up hurt so badly that they must move to a lower-paid profession or stop...
When people have serious medical symptoms, they need a physician to diagnose them. Doctors can pinpoint fractures with imaging tests. They can conduct biopsies to diagnose cancer. The sooner people with serious medical issues receive an accurate diagnosis, the better...
You made it through surgery and months of physical therapy, but your doctor’s permanent restrictions now rule out the job you held for years. The only work available pays far less, possibly for the rest of your career. This post explains how Illinois wage differential...
Staffing is one of the biggest expenses at any business. Especially when a company offers services, the availability of employees to provide those services influences how much money the company actually makes. That is true at a nursing home as much as it might be at...
You could trust your medical team after they say everything went well. But what if something feels wrong, months after the procedure? You could experience unexplained pain, unusual symptoms or mysterious complications. In worst-case scenarios, you might even discover...
From lacerations caused by flying debris to road rash sustained by cyclists, skin damage is a common crash injury. Some types of damage to the skin are more serious than others. Degloving injuries, which involve the separation of the skin from the tissue underneath,...
From inclement weather to machinery malfunctions, there are many serious safety hazards that are completely outside of the control of individual employees. Many serious work injuries generate medical expenses and force workers to take time off or accept lower-paid...
Getting hurt in a crash is hard enough without finding out that the other vehicle was a rental. You might not know who is responsible or where coverage for your injuries could come from. If careless driving caused the crash, you may have a claim against the person who...
Some cases of sexual abuse, including the abuse of children, come from those most trusted by those they abuse. People in positions of authority, including clergy members, sometimes seek those positions to gain access to vulnerable people. Clergy members may take...
For many older adults, mild bedsores are part of advanced age. As people become less mobile and spend more time in bed or on reclining chairs, their chances of developing a bedsore or pressure ulcer increase. Sedentary lifestyles, combined with the reduced immune...