The blogging world of workers’ compensation attorneys has been all abuzz over the last few weeks with the ruling of Smothers v. Will County Forest Preserve District. The conversation revolves around the decision that answers the question: “When is a shoulder not part of an arm?” Apparently, according to the jurists, it never has been. [...]

Who says the government isn’t hard at work trying to create jobs and get the economy on track? A simple Google search this week found there were over 475 positions open for career RNs to switch to a career performing Utilization Reviews now mandated under the revisions to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. It appears [...]

Any classic American occupation can conjure iconic images. Mentioning “construction work” reminds us of the Industrial Revolution, with capable men raising skyscrapers protected only by a pair of sturdy boots and a yellow hard hat. Every bridge, highway, and city skyline as we know it today was built through the efforts of these hard working [...]

It happens on the last Friday of every month. They meet in places like the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, under the Waterloo Bridge in London, and in the Chicago Loop. Bicycle riders from all over the world join to ride together in a group called Critical Mass. And kids, this is no ordinary [...]

As Personal Injury Attorney Steve Lombardi has recently written, spinal cord injury rehabilitation has changed drastically in the past 50 years. As technology has developed, unconventional methods of physical therapy are being tested. For example, one medical center in India has introduced music and dance as a healing tool for its patients. As one article [...]

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 [...]