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 […]
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 […]