St. Louis Work Comp Lawyers – Claiming Work Comp Benefits for Fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia causes widespread pain, making it difficult for a person to perform work and daily activities. Fibromyalgia is a painful medical condition that affects more than 10 million Americans. It is a chronic pain syndrome and doctors are not sure what causes the syndrome. However, in most cases, it is attributed to traumatic events such as occupational illnesses, … Read more

Updated: November 6, 2019

Proving Work-Related Degenerative Disc Disease – St. Louis Work Comp Lawyers

A worker who suffers work-related degenerative disc disease may lose out on workers’ compensation benefits. Degenerative disc and joint disease are usually associated with aging. However, with the kind of stressful lives we lead today, work-related pressures can cause physical stress or injuries in the workplace. These types of injuries are often neglected, causing permanent damage or disabilities to … Read more

Updated: January 19, 2023

Should I Hire a St. Louis Workers Compensation Lawyer?

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Clients have informed us about situations where supervisors have refused to fill out an incident report because the injury was not severe or because they didn’t know the exact date/time their pain started. According to OSHA, more than 3,000,000 workers are injured on the job each year. Those injured workers rely on the workers compensation system to … Read more

Updated: March 27, 2024

St. Louis Injured at Work Attorneys – Denial of Medical Care

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An injured worker may not consider hiring a St. Louis work comp lawyer until there is a delay or denial of medical care. Many companies deny workers’ compensation claims citing fraud and abuse; however, statistics reveal that the number of injured workers who commit fraud is less than one percent. If you have been injured on … Read more

Updated: May 13, 2020

St Louis Injured at Work Lawyers – Who Pays for Workplace Injuries?

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It is getting more difficult and challenging for injured and ill workers to obtain proper workers’ compensation benefits. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a report, “Adding Inequality to Injury: The Costs of Failing to Protect Workers on the Job.” The report states that the weight of costs of workplace injuries are slowly shifting from … Read more

Updated: February 6, 2024

St. Louis Workplace Injury – Lower Back Pain and Occupational Disability

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The Department of Labor attributes 33% of occupational musculoskeletal injuries to lower back pain. According to a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, about 66% of lower back pain patients resume work within a month, while 17% are incapable of working for 1 to 6 months. Another 7% cannot work for … Read more

Updated: May 3, 2023