Find the Best Lawyer for Your Workers’ Compensation Claim
During any given workweek, you are most likely focused on doing your job and doing it well. There are enough things to worry about at work without worrying whether you’ll be protected in the event of a workplace accident. Workers’ compensation is a legally mandated benefit, which provides that protection – however, in t…
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Workers under attack from the state legislature. Again.
When you are injured on the job, Missouri’s workers’ compensation, or work comp, laws are in place to protect you. Sort of.
Work comp has always been a compromise- injured workers get medical paid for, some of their lost wages and a lump sum for disability without proving any fault on the employer. The lump sum has typically underpaid large injuries and overpaid smaller ones according to some,…
Court ruling expands legal options for workers with mesothelioma
Missouri worker with mesothelioma may pursue a personal injury suit against his employer
A recent court ruling has expanded the legal options available to Missouri workers who were exposed to asbestos in the workplace and now suffer from mesothelioma.
Prior to the ruling, workers compensation was the only option for employees who wanted to recover damages from their employers due to workplac…
How an Employer’s Violation Can Increase Your Work Comp Award
Penalty provision can mean a 15 percent increase in your Missouri work comp award
In Missouri, the worker’s compensation law is meant help employees who have been hurt on the job. If the injury was caused by an employer’s failure to follow a Missouri statute, the work comp award may be eligible for a 15 percent increase.
If you or someone you love has been injured or a loved one has been…
What is Workers Compensation?
An overview of Missouri worker compensation law
Worker compensation — or work comp, as it is sometimes called — is a legally mandated benefit provided to employees who are hurt while on the job or performing duties related to their employment or are exposed to occupational disease.
Formerly known as workman’s compensation, the system was developed as a way to compensate injured workers or t…
Can You Sue Your Co-Worker for Workplace Injuries?
A recent Missouri decision means that workers’ compensation doesn’t rule out negligence lawsuits
Most Missouri employees have considered workers’ compensation as the exclusive remedy for workplace accidents. If you were hurt by a coworker, the only way to recover damages for your injuries was to file a “work comp” claim.
But that has now changed.
A recent Missouri Court of Appeals decision…
Missouri’s Work Comp Laws
Experienced Missouri Work Comp Lawyers Track Evolving Law
As the result of recent statutory amendments and constantly changing case law, workers’ compensation law in Missouri has evolved beyond its origins as a simple, no-fault benefit system.
If you were hurt on the job and your employer has five or more employees, or if you work for a construction company with even one employee, your employer…
Information About Workers Comp
St. Louis attorney Spencer Farris discusses workers comp.
Workers Compensation Insurance
If you’re injured at work, workers compensation is insurance that protects you on the job. Workers comp covers medical expenses, pays for time off the job, and provides a lump sum for disabilities after medicine has done the best it can for you. Call the Farris Law Firm if you have any questions about…
New Hope for Work Injury Victims!
If you are hurt at work in Missouri, you are tossed into the Workers’ Compensation system. An insurance adjuster for your employer chooses your doctors, approves or disapproves your treatment, and pays your benefits to you while you are off work recovering. This system, covering Missouri workers since 1926, has been a trade off- the employee doesn’t have to prove that the employer did anything…
