Recent Blog Posts
How Can Work Increase the Risk of a Car Accident?
While Missourians are more likely today to live in cities than in rural areas, most people commute to and from their jobs by car. Further, many occupations require car travel as a part of work responsibilities — to transport goods and people, to go on appointments and to visit work operations in other locations. Unfortunately, […]
Can Spinal Fusion Enable an Employee to Continue Working?
Back injuries — the result of the most common workplace accidents — affect productivity, and sometimes create permanent disability. However, modern medicine offers medication, therapy and surgery to address this problem. Today, many patients have spinal fusions to deal with certain back injuries. In Missouri, where millions of jobs are in patient care, manufacturing, food […]
Can You Sue Another Company for a Workplace Injury?
While Missouri workers compensation laws are established to reduce legal red tape and litigation, there are instances where a lawsuit is in the best interests of the injured worker. This is especially the case when a third party is involved — for example, when company A is negligent on a construction site, causing injury to […]
What are the Basic Benefits in Missouri Workers Compensation?
The Missouri workers compensation law is generous, in that it includes a Second Injury Fund (SIF) — which provides for several types of worker injury or death circumstances that are extraordinary. This includes coverage for a second injury on top of a prior disability, death benefits to survivors of work injuries, rehabilitation, medical benefits and […]
Why Some People Collect More than Others from Workplace Back Injuries
It is the job of a lower back injury attorney in Missouri to prove that his or her client suffered an injury at work — and that the injury was severe enough to prevent him or her from working for an extended period of time or permanently. This is not always easy to do, either […]
Why Should You Hire an Attorney to Get Workers Compensation Benefits?
It is an unfortunate fact that many employers, though covered by workers compensation insurance, resist worker injury claims. Employers typically fear an increase in insurance premiums after a claim is made (which commonly happens in some states, including Missouri). To this end, many companies are quick to suggest that the injury is not serious, or […]
Welcome to Our Blog!
Welcome to the blog of The Ryan E. Murphy Law Firm, LLC. Our Springfield, Missouri office handles the toughest workers’ compensation cases. We have a strong reputation for quality legal results throughout southwest Missouri. We work closely with you to address all of your concerns about your job-related injury. Through this blog, our goal is […]