Law Office of James M. Hoffmann 
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
Your Claim My Employer Ignored My Demand for Surgery. Who Pays? In Missouri workers’ comp, silence is not a safe place for an employer to stand. If you asked your employer for surgery in writing and heard nothing back, Missouri law may put the bill on them. A September 2026 Court of Appeals decision in … Read more
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
