If you have been injured at work, you will likely need workers’ compensation benefits to address your medical expenses and lost wages. However, you may also need workers’ compensation benefits to address other losses that may result from your injuries. Here are three important things to discuss with an experienced attorney regarding your workers comp claim.

Additional Liability

Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance that employers buy for themselves and their workers, covering both parties in a working relationship. If an employee suffers an injury on the job, that employee may file a claim for workers’ compensation. An employer who is…

Workers’ compensation is a system designed to protect employers if they get injured in the scope of their work. However, many people tend to confuse workers’ comp coverage with personal injury cases. Also, there are common misconceptions about what scenarios are covered by workers’ comp.

In this article, we will discuss some of the things that workers’ compensation generally does not cover. However, it is important to always consult with an experienced attorney who can evaluate the details of your claim and help you understand what you are legally entitled to.

Injuries During Commuting

Injuries that you suffer when commuting to or from…

Repetitive motion and stress-related injuries are some of the most common kinds of workplace injuries. Unfortunately, because they take a long time to develop, they can be among the most challenging types of injuries to get compensation for from an employer. Read on learn more about what repetitive motion injuries are and if you might be in a position to receive benefits.

What Are Repetitive Motion Injuries?

When most people think of workplace injuries, they picture dramatic accidents with industrial machinery. However, repetitive motion injuries come in all shapes and forms. Some common repetitive motion injuries are:

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: pain or tingling in your…

Workers’ compensation is a system designed to protect victims of work-related injuries through their recovery. The benefits generally cover medical bills and part of their lost wages. In Missouri, most employers are required by law to carry workers’ comp insurance, but some of them (like companies with less than five employees or those who work with independent contractors) are not obligated to be covered.

Many injured workers ask us if they can sue their employer and file for workers’ compensation at the same time.

It’s important to understand that, filing a claim for workers’ compensation generally eliminates your right to…

In Missouri, most employers and organizations with five or more employees must have workers’ compensation insurance. Members of an LLC and even big corporations are generally included. However, members of a partnership or sole proprietors are not covered.

If your business is in the construction field, you will need to secure coverage if you have at least one individual employed in your industry. This workers ‘ compensation law, which the Missouri General Assembly created, is best discussed with a St. Louis workers compensation lawyer whose knowledge and experience can benefit your claim greatly.

Workers’ compensation in Missouri helps in providing…

Even if the law and the evidence are on your side, and you are working with a great work injury attorney, you may still go head to head with the insurance company and not reach a conclusion.

In workers’ comp claims, even if you are legally entitled to the benefits, it doesn’t mean you’ll have an easy time accessing them. The insurance company will often try to make sure of it. So what happens when neither party agrees to the terms on the table? You enter the mediation process.

What Is Workers’ Compensation Mediation?

Worker’s comp mediation is a process injured workers and the insurance…

Working from home is now a much more common thing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While it may be difficult for some to keep themselves motivated and get into a work mindset from home, there is another issue that understandably worries some people.

If you get injured while working from home, can you still get compensated? How can you prove your injury is work-related?

Understanding Workers Comp Laws

Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system, which means that as long as you’re injured within the scope of employment, then it does not matter who is to blame. …

For a long time, people assumed they knew what dangerous jobs are: manufacturing, construction, first responders, police, or firefighters. These are the jobs where you can sit and imagine virtually most scenarios where the worker might get injured, so of course, you assume they are the riskiest.

That is why it’s so surprising to see the following data.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the retail industry is among one of the most dangerous job, accounting for 14% of all work-related injuries in the private industry in 2018, with 3.5 incidents per 100 full-time employees. By comparison, those…