How are WC insurers spending their profits?
Benefit payments are down, profits are up. Instead of passing these savings on to Illinois businesses, insurers are throwing parties...
- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
POOF BY ASSERTION: If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth
Governor Rauner is still demanding workers’ compensation “reform” in the ongoing budget standoff. In pursuit of this goal, the Governor...
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
Death on the Job
Our June 2012 Ridge Update reviews the AFL-CIO's annual report, "Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," and provides a summary of the...
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
Families v. Corporate Greed
We stand with the families. The AFL-CIO reported the opinions of leading labor experts and their concerns about the implications of this...
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Injured State Trooper Settles Case For $1 Million
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, impaired elderly drivers are involved in approximately 15% of traffic...