Handling Missouri Workers’ Compensation cases throughout the state, the Law Office of James M. Hoffmann will ensure that your rights are protected.
A life care plan prices the future care a serious work injury may require. See how it’s used in Missouri. After a serious work injury, the most expensive part of the case is often what has not happened yet: the next surgery, years of medication, therapy, equipment, and help at home. A life care plan … Read more
Released to full duty after surgery but still can’t do your job? Learn your options under Missouri workers’ comp. You had surgery for a work injury. You went through weeks or months of therapy. Then the doctor the insurance company chose signed a slip: full duty, no restrictions. Your weekly checks stopped, and you went … Read more
What happens at a Missouri workers’ comp hearing, how long a decision takes, and how to prepare. Most Missouri workers’ compensation cases settle. The Division of Workers’ Compensation estimates that only about 5% go to trial. But whether your case could be tried, and whether the insurer believes it will be, shapes how every one … Read more
Cleared to work, but the headaches, dizziness, and fog haven’t stopped? Here’s what Missouri workers can do next. The scan came back normal. The company doctor said you were fine and cleared you to go back to work. But the headaches haven’t stopped. You lose your train of thought mid-sentence, bright lights make you wince, … Read more
Need another surgery years after a Missouri work injury? Whether workers’ comp pays depends on how your case ended. Your surgery healed as well as it was going to. Your case closed, and life moved on. Now the pain is back, and a surgeon says you need another operation: a revision, a hardware removal, a … Read more
See Missouri’s full workers’ compensation body parts chart with 2026 payout math. Consider contacting us today to learn more. Missouri law puts a number on almost every part of your body. An arm at the shoulder is 232 weeks. A hand at the wrist is 175. A thumb is 60. Those numbers come from the … Read more
