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You have to prove that your injury is work-related to recover workers compensation benefits. When you are injured while performing under the scope of your employment duties, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The benefits are designed to pay for an employee’s medical costs and any lost wages. To be eligible for workers’ compensation … Read more
We will help to guide you through the complexities of workers’ compensation benefits and any exceptions to the eligibility rules. Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that an employer takes out to cover their employees in the event that an employee is injured on the job. Workers’ compensation benefits are required by law to … Read more
If you are denied coverage through workers’ compensation you can appeal the decision made about your claim. When you are injured while working, under Missouri law you cannot sue your employer if they carry workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance is taken out to ensure that any employee performing work-related duties is covered if they … Read more
OSHA was initiated to decrease workplace accidents and to have more regulated worksite areas to protect workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect over 40 years ago in 1970. Developed by the Department of Labor, it was initiated to decrease workplace accidents and to have more regulated worksite areas to protect workers … Read more
Histoplasmosis is an illness that workers can develop from exposure to harmful chemicals in the workplace. Workers can suffer from a wide variety of occupational illnesses due to exposure to various harmful chemicals or microbes in the workplace. One rare illness that workers can develop due to occupational exposure is histoplasmosis. In this article, we … Read more
There are specific steps you must follow to make a claim for workers’ compensation. If you are injured while on the job, you have to file a claim for workers’ compensation. In Missouri, any company that has more than three or four employees is required to carry workers’ compensation insurance to protect not just their … Read more