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What happens at a Missouri workers’ comp hearing, how long a decision takes, and how to prepare. Most Missouri workers’ compensation cases settle. The Division of Workers’ Compensation estimates that only about 5% go to trial. But whether your case could be tried, and whether the insurer believes it will be, shapes how every one … Read more
A brain injury can mean years of care. Learn how Missouri workers’ comp may cover nursing, transportation, and home changes. A fall from a ladder, scaffold, roof, or loading dock can change a family’s life in a few seconds. When the injury is to the brain, the hospital stay is often just the beginning. Many … Read more
Cleared to work, but the headaches, dizziness, and fog haven’t stopped? Here’s what Missouri workers can do next. The scan came back normal. The company doctor said you were fine and cleared you to go back to work. But the headaches haven’t stopped. You lose your train of thought mid-sentence, bright lights make you wince, … Read more
Need another surgery years after a Missouri work injury? Whether workers’ comp pays depends on how your case ended. Your surgery healed as well as it was going to. Your case closed, and life moved on. Now the pain is back, and a surgeon says you need another operation: a revision, a hardware removal, a … Read more
See Missouri’s full workers’ compensation body parts chart with 2026 payout math. Consider contacting us today to learn more. Missouri law puts a number on almost every part of your body. An arm at the shoulder is 232 weeks. A hand at the wrist is 175. A thumb is 60. Those numbers come from the … Read more
Your employer says no harness, no benefits. Missouri law says otherwise. Learn what they have to prove first. You fell. Maybe a scaffold plank shifted, a guardrail was missing, or there was nowhere to tie off. Now you’re hurt, and the first thing your employer or the insurance adjuster wants to talk about is your … Read more
