By Ryan Murphy | Published March 7, 2023 | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Tagged Tags: workers compensation |
How are Missouri worker comp cases calculated?
Sustaining an injury on the job can be a difficult and stressful situation that can significantly disrupt your life. In addition to managing the physical pain and recovery process, you have extra medical expenses and may need to take time off work. This adds financial strain to an already stressful situation. After a workplace injury, Read More
Read MoreHow long does a workers’ comp case take?
If you have been hurt on the job, you have lots of questions and concerns. This is completely normal because most people have limited experience dealing with workers’ comp issues. One of the most frequent questions we hear is “how long will it take to settle my workers’ comp case?” Today we are going to Read More
Read MoreWhy Sprains and Strains are Serious Workplace Injuries
The most common workplace injuries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, are sprains and strains. Work-related sprains and strains in Missouri are no different from elsewhere in the country, and such injuries can occur in virtually every occupation, from construction to healthcare to office-based administrative work. For anyone injured on the job in Read More
Read MoreCan a Lifting Injury Qualify You for Workers Compensation Benefits?
Lifting injuries that occur at work in Springfield, MO are much like those in small towns and big cities everywhere. They can happen to almost anyone, in any circumstance. While typically associated with manual labor — taking place at a loading dock or warehouse, or while engaged in maintenance or agricultural work — it is Read More
Read MoreWho Is Responsible — and Liable — for a Workplace Death?
Sudden deaths from any cause are the source of much sorrow and loss. However, when death occurs on the job, due to an activity related to employment, it is especially tragic. Work-related fatalities in Springfield and throughout the state of MO showed a decline in recent years (from 148 deaths in 2008 to 107 in Read More
Read MoreHow Can Work Increase the Risk of a Car Accident?
While Missourians are more likely today to live in cities than in rural areas, most people commute to and from their jobs by car. Further, many occupations require car travel as a part of work responsibilities — to transport goods and people, to go on appointments and to visit work operations in other locations. Unfortunately, Read More
Read MoreCan Spinal Fusion Enable an Employee to Continue Working?
Back injuries — the result of the most common workplace accidents — affect productivity, and sometimes create permanent disability. However, modern medicine offers medication, therapy and surgery to address this problem. Today, many patients have spinal fusions to deal with certain back injuries. In Missouri, where millions of jobs are in patient care, manufacturing, food Read More
Read MoreCan You Sue Another Company for a Workplace Injury?
While Missouri workers compensation laws are established to reduce legal red tape and litigation, there are instances where a lawsuit is in the best interests of the injured worker. This is especially the case when a third party is involved — for example, when company A is negligent on a construction site, causing injury to Read More
Read MoreWhat are the Basic Benefits in Missouri Workers Compensation?
The Missouri workers compensation law is generous, in that it includes a Second Injury Fund (SIF) — which provides for several types of worker injury or death circumstances that are extraordinary. This includes coverage for a second injury on top of a prior disability, death benefits to survivors of work injuries, rehabilitation, medical benefits and Read More
Read MoreWhy Some People Collect More than Others from Workplace Back Injuries
It is the job of a lower back injury attorney in Missouri to prove that his or her client suffered an injury at work — and that the injury was severe enough to prevent him or her from working for an extended period of time or permanently. This is not always easy to do, either Read More
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