Once you completed your workers compensation claim, you probably waited anxiously to find out if you were going to get the financial support you need. You filled out your claim because you suffered a work-related injury or illness, and you are now dealing with medical...
Missouri employers are required to provide proper training, information and equipment to their workers in order to help them reduce the risk for on-the-job injuries. If a workplace accident occurs, an injured worker may navigate the workers’ compensation program as...
When a Missouri employee reports for work each day, it is expected that the employer in question has fulfilled the company’s obligation to provide proper training, information and safety equipment to help the worker avoided on-the-job injuries. A man in another state...
No Missouri worker has a 100% guarantee that he or she will never suffer injury in a workplace accident. However, employers are obligated to try to reduce the number of workplace injuries in their companies by providing proper training, information and equipment to...
Missouri workers who work in steel mills understand that their jobs are inherently dangerous. A recent tragedy took place at a steel mill in another state. The incident involved a 71-year old employee. The work accident took place on a recent Tuesday, and the man...
The Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law protects Missouri workers who suffer on-the-job injuries. While some jobs are inherently more dangerous than others, all workers, no matter what industry they happen to be in, are at risk for workplace accidents. Complex issues...
In Missouri and all other states, employers must provide proper training and equipment to help keep employees safe in the workplace. Some jobs are undoubtedly more dangerous than others. However, any worker in any industry may unexpectedly suffer an injury in a...
For many Missouri residents, walking is an activity that they do every day and do not consider very dangerous. However, when on the job, walking can pose various risks, especially when other hazards are present. In fact, individuals could suffer workplace injuries...
Safety hazards are everywhere. Many Missouri residents may have been going about their day normally only to end up injured while at work. The idea of a workplace accident may seem trivial to some individuals, but really, injury risks exist in all workplaces. If...
Work must go on, regardless of the weather. This means many outdoor employees find themselves exposed to the extreme weather, even as others bundle themselves up and try working from home. The winter season means people are shoveling snow from pathways, clearing snow...
