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Pre-Existing Conditions and How They Affect Workersโ€™ Compensation

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Insurance adjusters could use that information in order to form a basis to deny your claim. The typical workersโ€™ compensation case is simple. An employee gets injured, they make a claim, and they receive compensation based on the extent of their injuries. One of the situations where this process is more complicated, and will require … Read more

Updated: October 28, 2018

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Workersโ€™ Compensation

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A work-related injury can be so severe that an entire person’s life changes. Some workplace injuries do not have much of an effect on your daily life. Instead, they inhibit your ability to work for some amount of time, but your physical capabilities are not entirely comprised. Other times, the severity of damages are so … Read more

Updated: November 7, 2024

Does Workersโ€™ Compensation Cover Alternative Medicine?

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Workersโ€™ compensation is a government-sanctioned system, and as a result, has strict rules. When you are injured in a work-related accident, you need to do everything you can to get better. Sometimes, this leads to people exploring alternative forms of medicine. Doing so is not a straightforward process though, as some treatment options are covered, … Read more

5 Reasons Why Your Workersโ€™ Comp Benefits Might Stop

Most workers believe that once they begin receiving workers comp benefits they are secure. Unfortunately, this is not always true. When workers suffer an injury on the job, they often receive workersโ€™ compensation benefits as a result. Unfortunately, their payments are sometimes not permanent. Instead, those benefits could fall or stop altogether. Here are 5 … Read more

What to Do If a Workersโ€™ Compensation Investigator Contacts You

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If the insurance company is having an investigator contact you, there is a good chance they have an issue with your claim. Many people have a general knowledge of what happens in workersโ€™ compensation cases. An employee sustains an injury, they report it, they often choose to speak with a workers compensation attorney, and both … Read more

Workersโ€™ Compensation for Massage Therapists

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St. Louis massage therapists face a variety of potential dangers on the job. If you asked any expert to make a list of dangerous occupations, massage therapy would not be at the top of it. Still, those that work in this profession face a variety of dangers. If you work as a massage therapist, understanding … Read more