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Workersโ compensation systems are intended to be efficient and keep injury cases out of the courts. States develop and implement their own systems, so the way that each state approaches and handles workersโ compensation injuries can vary significantly from state to state. Workers are generally supposed to be guaranteed benefits for injuries and medical treatment … Read more
A recent legal case in Missouri has raised an interesting and relevant question: when an employer goes out of business, who then has the right to direct the injured employeeโs medical care? With workersโ compensation cases employees are supplied medical care and benefits for injuries they sustain while on the job, but there are some … Read more
Workersโ compensation provides benefits for workers who are injured on the job. Not every Missouri worker understands the extent of his or her rights. However, there are several specific rules that workers should be aware of. In addition to medical treatment and disability benefits, injured workers may be entitled to other types of compensation. Scarring … Read more
Laws implemented by state workersโ compensation systems usually provide both protections to injured workers and limit the legal recourse that these workers have. This means that the state statutes provide an โexclusive remedyโ for workers who are injured on the job – workersโ comp benefits, which include medical treatment. It should be fairly easy for … Read more
Following the deaths there has been an ongoing discussion about the two-tier workersโ compensation system and how it affects survivors. Many people are talking about the recent wildfires which were sparked by lightning in the city of Prescott, Arizona, and the death the 19 firefighters who valiantly fought the blaze. Not only were the deaths … Read more
If you have been affected by unsafe workplace conditions, you should contact a Missouri workers compensation lawyer. Walmart Stores, Inc. has come to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor, an agreement that is intended to improve the health and safety conditions in the 2,857 Walmart and Samโs Club stores that fall under federal … Read more