Missouri Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Topics are discussed by James M. Hoffmann.
If you are injured in a car accident while working under the scope of your employment, you should be able to claim workers’ compensation for your injuries. Since car accidents are one of the leading causes of injury outside of the workplace, the following fact should not come as a surprise: car accidents comprise the … Read more
If you have been injured at work and your employer either wasn’t carrying workers’ comp insurance or is denying your claim, contact a St. Louis work injury attorney. It is a law in the state of Missouri that every employer who operated in the construction industry or employs more than five workers have workers’ compensation … Read more
The insurance company will be working overtime to find a way to deny your workers’ compensation claim. Workers who are an employee of a business that employs more than five workers or are in the construction industry are covered by something called workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance coverage that a … Read more
Exempt employers that decide not to get workers comp insurance remain exposed to civil lawsuits by employees who are injured during work. If you are a business owner in Missouri, you are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance. It is an insurance policy that is specifically related to helping those who are on the job … Read more
Highway workers and first responders have questioned the legality of workers’ compensation insurances denying benefits to those who have developed mental distress. Some would argue that there are very few jobs that come without day-to-day stress. Some occupations come with an excessive amount of stress due to the nature of the work. If you are … Read more
The workers’ compensation insurance carrier is trying to lessen what they have to pay. In most instances, if you are injured while on the job and were engaged in work-related activities, you are not able to sue your employer for personal injury. There are times, however, when you can seek compensation both through the workers’ … Read more