We are St. Louis Workers Compensation Attorneys that have recovered over $50,000,000 for our clients. St. Louis Workers Compensation Attorney, James M. Hoffmann, discusses important local St. Louis Workers Compensation related topics.
Missouri workers’ compensation law does not automatically guarantee vocational rehabilitation. Many injured workers assume that if a work injury leaves them unable to return to their old job, Missouri workers’ comp will automatically provide retraining or job placement help to get them back into the workforce. That assumption is not accurate, and the gap between … Read more
Missouri workers’ comp covers mileage and travel costs for medical appointments in many cases. A serious work injury often means months, sometimes years, of medical appointments: follow-ups, physical therapy, specialist visits, and diagnostic testing. Few injured workers realize that the driving involved in all of that treatment can itself be a reimbursable cost under Missouri … Read more
Missouri is an at-will employment state, but firing a worker for filing a workers’ comp claim is illegal. Losing a job while recovering from a work injury is one of the biggest fears injured workers face, and for good reason. Missouri’s employment laws are more employer-friendly than many people expect, but employers still face real … Read more
Permanent partial and permanent total disability mean very different things under Missouri workers’ comp law. Free consultation: (314) 361-4300. If you have been told your injury has reached maximum medical improvement, you may soon hear one of two terms attached to your claim: permanent partial disability or permanent total disability. These two classifications determine how … Read more
Missouri workers’ comp claim denied? Here are the most common reasons for denial, why a denial is not final, and the steps to challenge it. Here is the most important thing to understand before anything else: a denial is not a verdict. It is the insurance company’s opening position, written by the party that saves … Read more
Your doctor released you, but your employer won’t let you return to work. So, what happens to your Missouri workers’ comp benefits? In Missouri, the frustrating answer is that an employer can generally refuse to bring you back because workers’ comp does not require them to hold your job or create light duty. But that … Read more
