http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/ Published by Law Offices of Steven J. Malman & Associates P.C. en-us 2010-03-12T22:16:28-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/03/your_employer_cannot_fire_you.html A former B & J employee is suing B&J Food Service Equipment for letting her go after she applied for Illinois work injury benefits. Debra S. Frakes says she was let go on June 12. She claims that her termination... Workers' Compensation Steven J. Malman 2010-03-12T22:16:28-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/03/16_workers_and_the_widow_of_on_1.html One month after a catastrophic blast at the Kleen Energy Plant injured 17 workers and killed 6 other employees, 16 of the injured workers and the widow of one of the workers that died have filed their workers’ compensation claims... Workers' Compensation Steven J. Malman 2010-03-10T22:44:48-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/03/utility_worker_dies_in_chicago.html A tragic Chicago, Illinois industrial accident has claimed the life of utility worker Michael Gryga. The 39-year-old Peoples Gas employee was testing equipment underground in the Loop on Wednesday afternoon when he and another worker were hit by a pressurized... Industrial Accidents Steven J. Malman 2010-03-05T11:55:15-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/03/former_norfolk_southern_railro.html Richard Curtis is suing Norfolk Southern Railway Company for the repetitive traumas he suffered because of his former job as a railroad employee. Curtis claims that he got hurt while working for the railroad company from 2004 until 2010 and,... Railroad Injuries/FELA Claims Steven J. Malman 2010-03-02T21:13:01-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/cop_says_he_was_denied_workers_1.html The cop that fatally shot Travis the chimp after he tore off the hands and face of Charla Nash last year says he was denied workers’ compensation for his post-traumatic stress because the assailant was an animal. The city later... Workers' Compensation Steven J. Malman 2010-02-27T21:48:28-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/seaworld_trainer_dies_in_fatal_1.html A SeaWorld trainer died on Wednesday after a killer whale attacked her. The tragic work accident happened at SeaWorld’s Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Dawn Brancheau, 40, was in the whale holding area lecturing hundreds of visitors about the display,... Workers' Compensation Steven J. Malman 2010-02-25T00:15:29-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/court_tells_walmart_to_pay_wor.html A state appeals court is ordering Wal-Mart stores Inc. to pay workers’ compensation benefits to a worker who was injured when he was exposed to carbon monoxide while on the job. Donald Greg Wells sustained his injuries in 2005 while... Workers' Compensation Steven J. Malman 2010-02-22T17:15:29-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/remember_to_file_your_chicago.html Every year, per American Family Physician, hundreds of thousands of workers become afflicted with occupational diseases. Tens of thousands of these workers will die as a result. It is important that you make sure that you receive all your work... Occupational Diseases Steven J. Malman 2010-02-20T22:43:15-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/osha_orders_chicago_central_an.html Illinois Central Railroad Co. and Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad have been ordered by OSHA to pay a former employee over $80,000 in compensatory damages, back wages, and attorney’s fees for wrongful termination. The former railroad worker was fired after... Railroad Injuries/FELA Claims Steven J. Malman 2010-02-19T18:39:16-06:00 http://www.chicagoworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/chicago_illinois_workers_compe.html A construction worker was involved in an electrocution accident last week when the boom of the crane he was operating struck a high voltage power line. The worker, Moises Rios, was treated at the construction accident site before being rushed... Construction Accidents Steven J. Malman 2010-02-15T23:36:22-06:00