Kansas City Workers’ Compensation Law Blog
Do you understand employer slip-and-fall prevention obligation?
You bring your absolute best every time you clock in or sit down to work for your Missouri employer. For this level of dedication, it is only fair that you expect your employer to protect you from bodily injury while on company time. Is your employer fulfilling their...
How do the courts judge negligence?
In Missouri, negligence is determined through comparative negligence. In comparative negligence states, if you are partially at fault for your injury, you must subtract your percentage of fault from your compensation demand. To be negligent is to perform an action or...
OSHA deflates tire company with serious fines for violations
Companies seek to provide a quality product or service for its customers. In furtherance of that goal, they are required to provide employees with a safe working environment. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was formed in order to ensure that...
Worker suffers serious injuries in industrial accident
One of the most important industries is the manufacturing of parts and equipment for use in a wide variety of commercial applications. However, the nature of the job often entails the use of large machinery and hazardous conditions that could lead to a serious...
Former Missouri weapons plant workers suffer work-related illness
During times of tension between nations, production of weapon stockpiles increases. In many communities, new production plants meant increased employment opportunities and an economic boom. Unfortunately, workers of one Missouri plant discovered that they faced a...
OSHA investigating after woman injured in work accident
No matter one's occupation, almost every work site has the potential to become dangerous under the wrong conditions. When the job at hand requires one to be off the ground, then the possibility of suffering injuries due to a fall increases. Missouri workers who have...
Social Security disability might provide safety net for some
There is an old adage that refers to anything worth having, is worth working for in order to obtain the desired prize. However, in spite of the desire of the majority of Missouri employees to work until retirement age, there are circumstances that may make that goal...
Workplace illness: Stress and long hours contribute to illnesses
In the quest to provide for their families, workers are often required to put in long days and face increasing stress. Accordingly, the incidents of workplace illness claims have continued to climb. Missouri employees often put in long hours in a workplace that is not...
OSHA investigation results in companies facing significant fines
Federal safety regulations were established to prevent serious work-related injuries. When companies are lax in ensuring that these regulations are implemented, employees often pay a price. When a Missouri employee suffers a serious injury or illness on the job, the...
Amazon accused of denying on-the-job injury claims
The convenience offered by the on-line retail giant Amazon created enormous wealth for its founder and CEO. Customers all across the country, including here in Missouri, may not be aware that the company has also been accused of unfairly denying the claims of workers...
