One common Missouri Workers Compensation injury is a shoulder injury. It makes sense. Whether from a lifting injury or a fall where you use your arm to brace yourself and a rotator cuff injury ensues. While that seems pretty straight … Read More
The simple answer is that it costs 25% of your final settlement or award plus expenses to hire a Missouri workers compensation lawyer. Please note that you do not have to pay 25% of your Temporary Total Disability check that … Read More
Many people 50 years of age or older believe some common misconceptions about Social Security disability (SSD) benefits. There are many reasons why these misconceptions are floating around. Some misconceptions are based on the unclear process for those 50 years … Read More
Generally speaking, your Missouri Work Comp attorney is not allowed to sue your employer for pain and suffering related to an injury on the job. When the Missouri Workers’ Compensation statute was passed, there was a trade-off made between employers … Read More
If you’re injured on the job, are your workers compensation benefits the same in Missouri as they are in other states or in other parts of Missouri? Missouri work comp law is very different than other states’ workers comp laws. … Read More
In a major setback for the anyone trying to qualify for Social Security Disability in Missouri, the Social Security Administration has elected to reinstate the Reconsideration step to the disability adjudication process in Missouri effective January 1, 2020. Missouri had … Read More
Under Missouri workers compensation law, there are several types of benefits that you may be entitled to receive as a result of your covered injury. Generally speaking, and as discussed on Work Comp Benefits page from your Missouri workers comp lawyer, … Read More
If you are injured on the job or at your workplace, the first thing you need to do as part of the Missouri Workers Compensation process, is notify your supervisor, manager, or someone in human resources. You should do this … Read More
We recently settled a Missouri Workers Compensation Claim for ten times over what the treating doctor recommended. Please note that this is an extreme example and all cases depend on the specific facts.This is not a typical result. In Missouri, … Read More
Missouri Work Comp Insurance Companies love it when you “do it yourself”. Insurance companies want to close cases as quickly and as cheaply as possible. People representing themselves is a primary way they accomplish this. That’s not to say that … Read More