Law Office of James M. Hoffmann Missouri workers’ compensation law does not automatically guarantee vocational rehabilitation. Many injured workers assume that if a work injury leaves them unable to return to their old job, Missouri workers’ comp will automatically provide retraining or job placement help to get them back into the workforce. That assumption is not accurate, and the gap between … Read more
Back surgery after a work injury didn’t work? Learn how failed back surgery affects your Missouri workers’ comp claim, future medical, and settlement. Free consultation: (314) 361-4300. Here’s what injured workers are rarely told: When the insurer’s doctor performed or authorized that surgery, the insurance company paid for it. That makes your claim accepted. It … Read more
Missouri workers’ comp covers mileage and travel costs for medical appointments in many cases. A serious work injury often means months, sometimes years, of medical appointments: follow-ups, physical therapy, specialist visits, and diagnostic testing. Few injured workers realize that the driving involved in all of that treatment can itself be a reimbursable cost under Missouri … Read more
Missouri is an at-will employment state, but firing a worker for filing a workers’ comp claim is illegal. Losing a job while recovering from a work injury is one of the biggest fears injured workers face, and for good reason. Missouri’s employment laws are more employer-friendly than many people expect, but employers still face real … Read more
A traumatic brain injury claim often involves far more than medical bills. Free consultation: (314) 361-4300. A traumatic brain injury rarely resolves the way a broken bone does. There is no single point where the injury is simply healed. For many workers, the effects unfold over months or years, and some of the highest costs … Read more
Permanent partial and permanent total disability mean very different things under Missouri workers’ comp law. Free consultation: (314) 361-4300. If you have been told your injury has reached maximum medical improvement, you may soon hear one of two terms attached to your claim: permanent partial disability or permanent total disability. These two classifications determine how … Read more
