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.
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
Your employer says no harness, no benefits. Missouri law says otherwise. Learn what they have to prove first. You fell. Maybe a scaffold plank shifted, a guardrail was missing, or there was nowhere to tie off. Now you’re hurt, and the first thing your employer or the insurance adjuster wants to talk about is your … Read more
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
