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McDonald’s employees in Chicago sue over workplace violence

McDonald’s Corp employees on Thursday sued the fast food giant and several of its franchisees in Chicago over a store redesign that staffers say has made it easier for angry customers to leap over the counter and attack them. The suit, filed in Illinois’ Circuit Court of Cook County by 17 Chicago-area McDonald’s workers, claims McDonald’s has failed to protect…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 3, 2019
Workers' Compensation

Politics driving debate over undocumented workers and comp

The ever-present immigration debate continues to spill into the workers compensation industry, with undocumented workers who are injured on the job left to consider whether to pursue medical care and benefits at the risk of arrest and deportation, experts say. Case law and state statutes vary widely regarding what benefits may be afforded to an injured undocumented worker, and these…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 3, 2019
Workers' Compensation

Court Awards $3.3M in Injured Worker’s Retaliation Case

Dean Foods was ordered to pay $3.3 million in punitive damages after an Illinois jury found that the company retaliated against an employee who filed workers' compensation claims. The jury found that Dean Foods refused to call Richard Jankowski back to work after his on-the-job injury and after he refused work that exceeded his medical restrictions, the Northwest Herald reported.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 2, 2019
Workers' Compensation

Accused of Stalking, Worker Gets $26,000 in Settlement for Carpal Tunnel Injury

A former worker for Rock Island County, Illinois, once accused of accessing a co-worker's computer, will receive thousands of dollars in a settlement with the county, including almost $26,000 for a workers' compensation claim. Rock Island County board members this week approved the settlement, on the condition that Ronna Baney never seeks work with the county again, according to a…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 2, 2019
Personal Injury

Alleged hit and run victim sues driver charged with aggravated assault, according to complaint

A pedestrian claiming he was the victim of a hit and run driver has filed suit against the motorist, whom the complaint states was later charged with aggravated battery. Ryan Gentelin filed suit against Roger Lawver amid claims the motorist was negligent and intoxicated when the incident happened on Langdon Street in Alton on Sept. 27. In his complaint, filed…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
November 26, 2019
Personal Injury

Indiana Hospital Reports Failure to Disinfect Surgical Tools

Nearly 1,200 surgical patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV and other infectious diseases due to a sterilization failure, a northern Indiana hospital says. A Goshen Hospital sterilization technician failed to complete one crucial step in the sterilizing process of some surgical equipment, potentially exposing to communicable diseases patients who underwent surgery at the hospital between April 1 and…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
November 25, 2019
Workers' Compensation

Retail injuries in focus as holiday shopping season emerges

High rates of employee turnover and a young workforce may be behind increases in workplace injuries reported in the retail sector, but male employees and aging workers are cost drivers in retail workers compensation, according to two reports released in November detailing injury and illness rates for retail workers in 2018. Occupational injury and illness rates for all industries have…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
November 25, 2019
Personal Injury

Worker not entitled to new benefits, injury linked to ongoing medical condition, appeals court rules

An employee has failed to persuade an appeals court that his workers' compensation claim was linked to a new injury that happened in the course of his employment. The Fifth District Appellate Court, in an order filed Nov. 6, affirmed a decision by a lower court that confirmed a ruling by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission in a case taken…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
November 19, 2019
Workers' Compensation

Lack of transparency remains issue in comp pharmacy

A lack of transparency in workers compensation pharmacy continues to be an issue for much of the industry, according to a CompPharma study released Tuesday. Opioid prescriptions and overall pharmacy spend declined between 2017 and 2018, reported Maggie Valley, North Carolina-based CompPharma in its 16th annual Survey of Prescription Drug Management in Workers Compensation study. However, 83% of the survey…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
November 18, 2019

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