BUSINESS HEALTH,  SAFETY  & WORKERS' COMPENSATION INFORMATION

Illinois Department of Labor enforces labor laws which regulate wages, hours of work and working conditions for all Illinois workers, resolves employee - employer disputes and enforces occupational safety and health standards which protect public sector employees.

Department of Public Health administers about 200 programs and services that promote the health of Illinois citizens through the prevention and control of disease and injury.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Department of Labor's is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. To accomplish this, federal and state governments must work in partnership with the more than 100 million working men and women and their six and a half million employers who are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

OSHA
Illinois offices of OSHA are listed along with address and phone number information.

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs - Department of Labor - Employment Standards Administration
administers three major disability compensation programs which provide wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation and other benefits to certain workers or their dependents who experience work-related injury or occupational disease.