Missouri Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Topics are discussed by James M. Hoffmann.
Even with organizations like OSHA, many workers are still at high risk of injury or fatality. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) issues a report each year regarding the number of deaths that occur in the workplace and it makes for very interesting but rather worrying reading. In this article, … Read more
A slip and fall injury is the most common type of work-related accident. Slip and fall injuries on the job are the most common workplace injuries. Slips and falls at work can differ in severity. The worker may just need a few days off work or may end up disabled for the rest of their … Read more
You should be receiving ALL of your workers compensation benefits, not just the ones the insurance company wants to approve. If you’ve been injured at work, in whatever circumstances, you may well want to claim workers compensation and it is your right to do so. When you speak to your St Louis workers injury lawyer, … Read more
When an employee is traveling for work and is injured, are they covered by workers compensation? If you’ve been injured at work, due to accidents such as a slip on an oil spill, or a fall from scaffolding that wasn’t properly secured, you can claim workers compensation benefits. Such cases are fairly straightforward, and there … Read more
This is a common question many injured workers in St. Louis ask. If you are injured at work then you are legally entitled to workers compensation. There is no trial, and you do not need to prove fault. It is an administrative proceeding and is heard in front of an administrative law judge. Basically if … Read more
Loading docks are flooded with potential dangers that put those that work on them at serious risk of injury. Working on a loading dock can be a dangerous job. They are busy places with many people getting on with their job. There is heavy machinery being operated and trucks and other vehicles such as fork … Read more