Chicago work-related deaths<\/a>,<\/u>\u00a0as well as injuries. Nonetheless,<\/u>\u00a0it is not only the workers who need to adjust to conditions. Companies should also be proactive in ensuring that their employees are provided with the necessary protection for their particular work environment.<\/p>\n Chicago and Cook County, Illinois, workers who are injured due to construction accidents, dangerous tools, lack of protective gear and hazardous work conditions may seek the workers’ compensation under appropriate circumstances. Eligibility for workers compensation can provide the victim or the victim’s family with compensation for the accident. If a worker loses his or her life in a workplace accident, the victim’s family also may be eligible to file a wrongful death lawsuit to help pay for expenses related to the victim’s death.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/b>Greensburg Daily News, “Beat the Heat: beware of hot weather dangers,” Randy Frye, July 11, 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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