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Missouri Workers Compensation Lawyer
Workers Compensation – An Overview
US employers and their employees rely on our dependable workers compensation system to resolve disputes about vocational injuries and disease and to provide for related worker needs. Workers compensation benefits are commonly awarded for work-related injury, illness and death, helping to meet the needs of injured workers and their families even when faced with overwhelming situations.
In practice for over 15 years, Attorney James M. Hoffmann possess extensive knowledge of work injuries and the workers comp system. He can assemble your initial claim for the best chance of approval for the injured worker to get you the proper medical care from the beginning. He will refer you to trusted, independent doctors and obtain qualified medical reports to get the insurance company, or if they still refuse, the administrative law judge, to cover your treatment.
Workers Compensation Process
The workers compensation process involves the Division of Workers' Compensation, an insurance company, your employer, medical providers and potentially a liable third-party. It's no wonder that injured workers find the process difficult to understand and hard to follow. (read more)
Should I Hire and Attorney?
Workers compensation is a complex system. That's why your employer's workers compensation insurance company has its lawyers. If you don't follow the process correctly or meet all the deadlines, you decrease your chances of receiving benefits. (read more)
History and Origin
Employees' compensation laws are usually a feature of highly developed industrial societies, implemented long after hard-fought struggles by trade unions. Supporters of such programs believe they improve working conditions and provide an economic safety net for employees. Conversely, these programs are often criticized for restricting workers common-law rights (such as suit in tort for negligence) in order to reduce the governments' or insurance companies' financial liability. These laws were first enacted in Europe, with the United States following shortly thereafter. (read more)
Workplace Injury Statistics
87,900 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses were recorded in Missouri in 2007 according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (read more)
Work Comp Key Terms
Click here to find out the definitions for common workers compensation terms. (read more)
Free Workers Compensation Consultations
Our legal team has a strong history of helping injured workers get the medical attention and financial compensation that they need. Based in St. Louis, and handling workers compensation cases throughout the State of Missouri, our law firm will ensure that your rights are protected. Please call (314) 361-4300 or toll free at (888) 872-6795. You can also complete our Online Case Evaluation Form. All communications are returned promptly.
James M. Hoffmann is an experienced St. Louis, Missouri lawyer concentrating in Workers Compensation. Free Consultations. No Attorney Fee until we win.
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