St. Louis carpal tunnel syndrome Lawyer, James M. Hoffmann, specializes in carpal tunnel syndrome, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, and much more!
A wear and tear injury typically takes a long time to start showing symptoms and is often harder to prove, but it’s not impossible! When we think about a workplace injury, we often picture an accident such as a worker getting their hand caught in machinery, a car accident, a slip and fall accident, etc. … Read more
While carpal tunnel may entitle you to workers’ compensation, the process of obtaining it is not always straightforward. The world of work injuries and workers’ compensation can be very confusing. In a clear-cut case, such as an accident with a piece of machinery, just about anyone can recognize it. For less obvious conditions, recognition is … Read more
Don’t wait until the injury is severe enough that you can no longer work before telling your boss. Workers’ compensation is typically thought of as a type of insurance that compensates a worker who is in an accident and injured. However, there are other ways that you can be injured while on the job. Certain … Read more
If you have been injured on the job, it is important to document everything yourself, right from the start! When you are injured on the job, there are times when you will be covered by workers’ compensation insurance and others when you won’t be. The most common deciding factor will be whether you were performing … Read more
Shift workers are exposed to a number of risks that can cause work injuries and illnesses. All jobs come with some risks. For those who work on a construction site, there are risks of falls, and for people working in the catering industry there are burn risks. Even employees in office jobs face risks such … Read more
The tasks that grocery workers perform involve ergonomic risk factors such as repetition, force, static postures and awkward posture. When we think of St. Louis workplace injuries, we may tend to think of construction and industrial workers, and not of grocery workers. While they have a relatively safe job, it does not mean they are … Read more