In Illinois, there is a law known as the Illinois Workers Occupational Disease Act.  It is meant to promote the general welfare of the people of the state by providing remedies for injuries suffered or death resulting from occupational diseases incurred in the course of a worker's employment.

Occupational Diseases means any disease arising out of or incurred in the course of employment or aggravated by the course of employment.

It doesn't matter how short an exposure a person had to the disease causing mechanism so long as he or she is employed in an occupation or process in which the hazards of the disease exist.

Some potential causes of occupational disease are:

• Exposure to Atomic Radiation
• Exposure to Industrial Chemicals
• Exposure to Asbestos
• Exposure to Industrial Solvents
• Exposure to Known Carcinogens
• Exposure to Mold Spores
• Exposure to Coal Dust

If you are chronically sick and suspect that your illness was caused by exposure to toxins while at work, you may be entitled to a monetary recovery commensurate with your disability. Please contact us to discuss your rights.

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