Law Office of James M. Hoffmann 
You have to take active steps not only to make your injuries better, but to ensure that your actions don’t make them worse. Businesses in Missouri are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance is a type of policy designed to protect both an employer and an employee if the employee is injured … Read more
Being under the influence of drugs or alcohol can make a workers’ compensation claim null and void. In Missouri, workers’ compensation is a specific and required type of insurance that is taken out by employers to protect both their assets and their employees. It will compensate someone who is injured while at work and performing … Read more
Going back before being signed off by the doctor can lead to additional expenses and further injury. One of the most important parts of recovery after a workplace related injury is actually getting back to work. It is important to not rush it, because just like any other part of the workers compensation process, it … Read more
You need to be sure that your lawyer is capable of getting you the compensation you need and deserve. If you have recently experienced a serious work-related injury or illness and have decided to hire an attorney to handle your workers’ compensation claim, you may have noticed that there is a wide variety of options … Read more
Don’t wait until the injury is severe enough that you can no longer work before telling your boss. Workers’ compensation is typically thought of as a type of insurance that compensates a worker who is in an accident and injured. However, there are other ways that you can be injured while on the job. Certain … Read more
The key to collecting workers comp is being able to prove that you were injured while performing under the scope of your employment duties. Workers’ compensation wasn’t always mandated for businesses. Before there was workers’ compensation insurance, if an employee was injured while they were working, then they had to sue their employer to recover … Read more