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Obtaining Workers' Compensation Benefits After a Work-Related Car Accident

There are certain rules that may affect if you receive workers' compensation benefits after a work-related automobile accident.

How Workers’ Compensation Views Telecommuting Jobs

"When an employee’s home is also an employee’s work premises, it is often interpreted that the hazards an employee encounters when performing work at home are also hazards of his or her employment."

What is due process?

What is due process? And why is it important? Due process is shorthand for all of the procedural requirements that occur in litigation. You expect that when you are accused of "wrongdoing," that you will have an opportunity to defend yourself.

What is due process?

What is due process? And why is it important? Due process is shorthand for all of the procedural requirements that occur in litigation. You expect that when you are accused of "wrongdoing," that you will have an opportunity to defend yourself.

When a Workplace Accident Worsens a Pre-Existing Condition

An accident at work can bring about symptoms from an underlying ailment that until then was unknown by the employee.

Is obesity considered a “disability” under the ADA?

An overview of disabilities under the ADA and what the courts require to recognize obseity as a disability.

When to file Employment Discrimination Claims in Federal Court

An overview of what claims can be filed in Federal Court in regards to discrimination cases.

How to prove a claim for Reverse Discrimination

An explanation into what reverse discrimination entails and how to prove a claim that includes reverse discrimination.

Religious Accommodations Under Title VII

An explanation of what accommodations are necessary by law under Title VII regarding religion and religious observation in the workplace.

Illinois Workers' Compensation for Traumatic Brain Injuries

A work-related traumatic brain injury may leave an employee permanently disabled, causing financial and emotional distress.

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