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
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
