Operating a motor vehicle in a manner that knowingly overlooks road safety could constitute reckless driving. In Illinois, reckless driving is a misdemeanor charge with serious consequences. Therefore, drivers should be familiar with actions that law enforcement...
Construction sites are, unfortunately, inherently hazardous places to work. Accidents can occur for various reasons, and it's essential for both employers and workers to be aware of the most common causes to minimize the risk of injury. Falls from heights pose a...
After getting pulled over by an officer, you may start to panic if the tests they give you show that you were using intoxicated while driving. These field sobriety tests range from walking in a straight line and counting to a certain number to taking breath test...
Despite some significant enhancements in vehicle safety in recent decades, car accidents continue to be responsible for millions of injuries every single year. Wearing your seat belt is one of the more effective ways to stay safe during a crash. In fact, according to...
The National Floor Safety Institute gathers contemporary and accurate data on what they refer to as “same level, slip-and-fall occurrences” from various sources that range from private industry statistics to insurance company loss information. Gender does not play a...
Sustaining a workplace injury can seriously impact your life. You may have to receive prolonged medical treatment, lose your ability to work for a period or permanently and accrue many expenses. Workers' compensation helps deal with the costs associated with getting...
If you encounter a distracted driver on the road, you could become seriously hurt if they collide with you. Whether you are driving, riding in a car, riding a bike or walking, distracted drivers are especially likely to collide with vehicles and people because they...
When going through a divorce, asset division is often at the top of people's minds when it comes to things they are not looking forward to. To that end, assets and wealth in general have a big impact on divorce itself. But in what ways does wealth truly impact...
Going through divorce is hard enough without adding any additional stressors to it. To that end, how can you make divorce as easy as possible? You could potentially skip litigation, i.e. the process of taking your divorce to court. But what can you do instead?...
College students may sometimes have a short-sighted view of the future. For this reason, college students facing DUI charges often focus on the immediate repercussions like the possibility of time in jail or fines. However, some of the worst repercussions of a DUI...
