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How Do I Start My Missouri Workers Compensation Case

How Do I Start My Missouri Workers Compensation Case?

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...
Hiring Missouri Work Comp Lawyer Resulted in Much Larger Settlement

Hiring Missouri Work Comp Lawyer Resulted in Much Larger Settlement

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,...
Missouri Work Comp Insurance Companies Love Do-It-Yourselfers

Missouri Work Comp Insurance Companies Love Do-It-Yourselfers

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...
What Should You Pay Springfield Missouri Work Comp Lawyer

What Should You Pay for a Springfield Missouri Work Comp Lawyer?

Springfield Missouri worker compensation lawyers charge a contingency fee for work injury cases. You won’t pay an attorney any upfront costs to handle your claim, but if you win your claim, the attorney will take a percentage of the settlement....
What Is A Missouri Work Comp Mediation

What Is A Missouri Work Comp Mediation?

In Missouri Workers Compensation cases, settlements or “stipulations” as they are known, are often accomplished through a process known as mediation. Parties often voluntarily agree to engage in mediation. I have found that mediation is a highly effective tool to...
Missouri Work Comp Lawyer Involvement in Your Work Injury Claim

Missouri Work Comp Lawyer Involvement in Your Work Injury Claim

You may be surprised to know that in our experience, most of the time, your employer has no involvement in the settlement of your Missouri work comp claim. Injured workers rarely make their employer "mad" for hiring a work comp...
Medical Care Under Missouri Law - Workers Comp Law Firm Missouri

Medical Care Under Missouri Law – Workers Comp Law Firm Missouri

You are entitled to medical care and payment of your medical bills when injured in a Missouri work compensation case.  While that may sound great, under Missouri Workers' Compensation Law you don't get to pick the doctor. Your employer will...
How Do I Settle My Missouri Claim - Workers Comp Law Firm Missouri

How Do I Settle My Missouri Claim – Workers Comp Law Firm Missouri

When the workers’ compensation insurance company, the injured worker, and possibly their attorneys reach an agreement for a Missouri workers’ compensation settlement, the Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation will oversee the stipulation of settlement and must approve it for it...
What's My Shoulder Work Injury Worth - Workers Compensation Attorney in MO

What’s My Shoulder Work Injury Worth – Workers Compensation Attorney in MO

Something important to remember under Missouri workers' compensation law is that each body part is given a value. This value is expressed in “weeks of compensation." Shoulder injuries are the second highest value under Missouri Work Comp statutes and are...
Work Comp Benefits & Length of Employment - Workers Comp Lawyer MO

Work Comp Benefits & Length of Employment – Workers Comp Lawyer MO

This is Missouri Work Comp attorney Jason Krebs, and in today's video we thought we'd answer the question, "How long do I have to be employed to be eligible for Worker's Compensation benefits?" In Missouri, if you're injured on...