Are you having difficulty receiving your workers' compensation benefit for a work-related burn injury? Accidents cannot always be predicted and are part of the risk employees have to deal with every day. The safety directives implemented by the … [Read more...] about Workers’ Compensation and Burn Injuries
Work Injury
Are Long Term Illnesses Covered under Workers Compensation?
Each year, millions of people get injured or become sick at their places of work. Some suffer only minor injuries that require minimal medical intervention, while some others receive serious injuries that render them disabled for the lifetime. … [Read more...] about Are Long Term Illnesses Covered under Workers Compensation?
What are the Differences Between Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Cases?
It is not easy for some people to tell the differences between workers' compensation cases and personal injury lawsuits. The major difference between these two is that you need to prove fault in a personal injury lawsuit, but the same is not required … [Read more...] about What are the Differences Between Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Cases?
Missouri Workers’ Compensation and Lower Body Injuries
Lower body injuries are not uncommon for workers in construction, manufacturing, and other sectors. Falls, slips, collisions, and other accidents can cause injuries of the foot, ankle, knee, and hip. However, to be eligible for workers' compensation, … [Read more...] about Missouri Workers’ Compensation and Lower Body Injuries
What Employers Need to Know About Workers’ Compensation
Workers' Compensation is designed to protect the interests of both employees and employers. The Workers' Compensation system protects the rights of injured employees. It also saves their employer from litigation that may arise out of a workplace … [Read more...] about What Employers Need to Know About Workers’ Compensation
Why Injured Workers Should File for Workers’ Compensation
Kansas City work injury lawyer James M. Hoffmann discusses why injured workers should file for workers compensation. Under the Missouri workers compensation system, an injured worker is entitled to medical benefits, and also disability benefits if … [Read more...] about Why Injured Workers Should File for Workers’ Compensation