Workers Compensation establishes the liability of an employer for injuries or sicknesses which arise out of and in the course of employment. The liability is created without regard to the fault or negligence of the employer. Benefits generally include hospital and other medical payments and compensation for loss of income; if the injury is covered by the statute, compensation under the statute will be the employees only remedy against her or her employer. The workers compensation systems in place in each state are exclusive, no-fault remedies for most workplace injuries, and workers compensation attorneys guide injured workers through the process, to ensure that they receive appropriate income replacement payments and other monetary awards.
Byron is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States located on the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad, Illinois Route 72, and Illinois Route 2. The population was 2,917 at the 2000 census. The population was 3,582 (+22.8% change) in the July 2005 estimate census, and 3,865 (+30% change) in the city's own census in 2006. The Byron Nuclear Generating Station, currently owned by Exelon Corporation, is just south of Byron. The station provides a great deal of the electricity used in northern Illinois. The town is also the birthplace of Albert Spalding and Wilson Irvine.