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St. Louis Worker Comp Attorney – Injuries in Food Processing Plants

Because of a loss of earnings, an injured food processing worker may experience serious financial distress. The roles and responsibilities of food processing workers include operating, maintaining, and cleaning food processing machines, cutting or trimming food items, and ensuring timely delivery of product. Due to the nature of their job, food processing workers often perform repetitive tasks, heavy … Read more

Updated: March 27, 2024

Workplace Accidents in the Warehouse Industry

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With the increasing popularity of online shopping, the demand for skilled and experienced warehouse workers is on the rise. Warehouse workers perform multiple tasks, including preparing orders, filling inventory records, packing boxes, sorting out goods, loading and unloading goods, supplying orders, driving vans or trucks for delivering products, and operating equipment. With the increasing popularity of … Read more

Updated: April 11, 2018

Work Comp Benefits Denied When Safety Rules are Violated

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While there are employee rules regarding safety standards in the workplace, there are also rules in place for the employer. Providing workers’ compensation insurance can be financially taxing on a Missouri business. Premiums are high and rise each time a claim is filed. To offset these costs, many businesses have taken steps to provide comprehensive on-the-job … Read more

Updated: March 6, 2017

Claiming Compensation in the Commercial Truck Driving Industry

There is much more involved in being a commercial truck driver than sitting inside a cab. Many of their other work duties require heavy lifting and being in unsafe areas of warehouses and loading docks. These types of situations put them at risk for a work related accident. Since the vast majority of these injuries … Read more

Updated: November 11, 2019

Slip and Fall Accidents at Work

St. Louis Workers Compensation Lawyers

Workers’ compensation is a benefit provided to an employee who finds himself hurt or ill as a result of his employment.  Employers are required by law to carry insurance for claims. Employees do not contribute any of their wages towards workers’ comp insurance. It serves to not only ensure that an injured workers medical bills … Read more

Updated: February 8, 2017