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“Repetitive walking” has joined the list of occupational hazards that could earn you workers compensation benefits in Illinois, according to news reports.
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission ruled in March that workers who are required to walk around on the job can claim that action resulted in a compensable work-related injury, according to a recent report from the Belleville News-Democrat.
The case, Tracy Howell vs. State of Illinois, involves a prison guard at Menard Correctional Center in Menard, Ill., according to news reports. A recent editorial by the Chicago Tribune said Mr. Howell received benefits for his foot surgery, as well as disability benefits, after claiming that his job required him to walk between three to 10 miles per day.
Menard prison guards and employees have filed at least 230 repetitive trauma claims in recent years, the News-Democrat said, though not all were for walking.
A Manchester Township, N.J., woman who was struck in face by a baseball has filed a lawsuit against the athlete—a Little League catcher.