How to Win a Workers’ Compensation Appeal
If you’re injured on the job or learn that your medical condition was caused by your working conditions, you are entitled to pursue workers’ compensation benefits. Unfortunately, some employers and insurers fight workers’ compensation claims. Your employer might dispute your claim to try to keep its insurance premiums from going up, or the insurance carrier … Read more
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How to Qualify for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
The workers’ compensation system is designed to provide benefits to employees who are injured at work or develop occupational medical conditions. If you were hurt at your job or learned that your medical condition was caused by the conditions in your workplace, you might be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. As long as you are … Read more
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Missouri Workers’ Compensation FAQs
In Missouri, the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law governs the rights of employees who are injured or sickened because of accidents or conditions at their jobs. Under the state’s system, employees who are injured or sickened because of their jobs have the right to pursue claims against their employers’ workers’ compensation insurance to recover benefits. In … Read more
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Can You Sue If You Accept Workers’ Compensation?
Each year in Missouri, many people are injured while they are working at their jobs. If you were injured in a workplace accident, you might wonder, “Can you sue if you accept workers’ compensation?” Scroll down to learn more about your rights to recover compensation following a workplace accident.
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How to Properly Report a Work Injury
If you are injured at work, you might be entitled to recover workers’ compensation benefits. Missouri employers are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance or to self-insure to protect the safety of their employees. The workers’ compensation system does not require you to prove fault to recover workers’ compensation benefits. However, you must follow the … Read more
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My Workers’ Compensation Claim Seems Indisputable. Do I Need an Attorney?
If you’ve been injured while working in Missouri, you might ask yourself whether it’s necessary to hire a workers’ compensation lawyer. Many injured workers wonder, “Do I need an attorney?” Some large local employers even advise their injured employees not to get an attorney, claiming an attorney will only “take some of the money you … Read more
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What to Do If You Injure Your Back at Work
Back injuries are some of the most common injuries that workers report occurring because of their work duties. Back injuries can be severe and require prompt treatment and diagnosis to determine if the injury is soft tissue in nature, or in more extreme injuries, involves the vertebrae, a disc, or the nerves, which pass through … Read more
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What to Look for in a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
If you were injured while working at your job or have learned that your medical condition is related to your work conditions, you might be entitled to file a workers’ compensation claim with your employer’s insurance carrier. In most cases, hiring a workers’ compensation lawyer to handle your claim is a good idea. An experienced … Read more
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How to Apply for Workers’ Compensation
If you are injured in an accident while working at your job or learn that your medical condition was caused by your working conditions, you are entitled to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Under R.S.Mo. § 287.030.3, all employers in Missouri with five or more employees, with very few exceptions for farming and … Read more
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Injuries Covered by Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation is designed to help protect workers. It assists employees who are injured or who contract conditions or diseases at their job or because of their workplace environment. Some people mistakenly believe that workers’ compensation only covers injuries that happen due to accidents not caused by the injured workers. In fact, the injuries covered … Read more
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Workers’ Compensation Retaliation
Are you worried that your employer will retaliate against you for filing a workers’ compensation claim, perhaps through a demotion or termination? In most states, it is illegal for employers to punish workers who file workers’ compensation claims. So if you believe that you have been the victim of workers’ compensation retaliation, it is important … Read more
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How Workers’ Compensation Works
Accidents happen – at home, at school, and even at work. Employees are sometimes seriously injured in workplace accidents, and some develop chronic conditions or illnesses related to their work. To protect workers, a majority of states require that most employers carry a type of insurance coverage called workers’ compensation insurance. It is important to … Read more
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