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
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
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. … Read More
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 … Read More
Do I get Missouri Work Comp if I’m injured driving to work? Missouri Workers’ compensation is designed to provide benefits to workers who are injured on the job. However, the “Going to- Coming From” rule means workers usually cannot collect … Read More
Can I receive pain and suffering compensation through Missouri Workers’ Compensation? In a word, no. However, the Missouri workers’ compensation benefits that are provided include (but are not limited to) temporary total disability meaning if you are not able to … Read More
Workers’ compensation is essentially a statutorily regulated bargain between employers and employees in which injured workers give up their right to sue an employer in civil court in exchange for the employer’s assurance to provide timely medical care and compensation … Read More