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We’re pleased to announce a return to in-person settlement approvals on April 4, 2022! As practitioners know, each of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation eight offices has a lengthy history of individual procedures for settlement approvals. […]

Summary: Businesses can be sued for a variety of reasons. One of the most common reasons is negligence. Ordinary negligence and professional negligence are two types of legal complaints impacting small businesses. Find out more about […]

Veterans who suffer from medical conditions following exposure to toxic burn pit hazards and chemicals received support from President Biden last night. President's State of the Union Address included strong presidential support for health care benefits and […]

We have represented people from all different industries, but the most common, because they have the most jobs are government workers. In the last 20 years we’ve helped hundreds of state of Illinois government employees. […]

Summary: Employee burnout has always been around, but COVID-19 has brought a surge in additional emotional and physical stressors. Learn the signs of burnout and tips on how to prevent it from happening to your workers. […]

Deciding employment status is an issue that can be resolved either before the Division of Workers’ Compensation [DWC] or before Superior Court in a civil action.  A firetruck struck a volunteer firefighter that the defendants […]

A recent article in the Washington Post caught my eye, it focuses on the "murky process of judicial bypass" in the realm of abortion. The article is highly critical of the law and those who are charged […]

There was a Hot Seat Webinar scheduled to take place yesterday. It didn’t happen. Except it did. It’s just no one saw it. At least not yet. Perhaps, as usual, I should start at the […]