Getting injured on the job is a stressful event, especially if the resulting injuries prevent you from going back to work and earning a living. Not to mention, you have to worry about paying your medical bills and other expenses associated with your condition. Workers compensation benefits are meant to help the injured employee sustain … Read more
Workers compensation laws are a fairly complex piece of legislation, and it can be very difficult to go through them without a broader understanding of the legal system. When you apply for workers compensation benefits, you may be asked to make a very important decision: settle the claim or keep lifetime medical coverage. However, without … Read more
If the employee is unable to work at the second job as a result of the injury, the Second Injury Fund will cover the second job wage loss. Roughly 5% of Americans hold more than one job according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The actual number may, in fact, be a lot higher, as … Read more
Your employer cannot force you to take time off work under FMLA if there is a qualifying and valid workers’ compensation claim. Injured workers in Missouri have the legal right of filing a workers comp claim to cover the medical costs of any injury or illness they sustain as a result of their work. Additionally, … Read more
There are reportedly 1 million workers in the US that get sent to the emergency room because of serious hand injuries. You need your hands for all sorts of activities, particularly at work. Preventing hand injuries is essential not just because harming them could potentially impact your quality of life, but severe hand injuries could … Read more
As soon as you are able, document everything yourself. Write down every detail of the work accident and injury that you can think of. A workplace injury could potentially require a lot of treatment to get better. And, to make matters worse, you may even need to miss some time from work to do so. … Read more