Kansas City Workers’ Compensation Law Blog
Workers’ compensation: Can my employer offer me light duty restrictions?
If you have an accident at work that results in injuries, you may qualify for light-duty restrictions. Light duty work is an alternative way employers can lower or reduce workers' compensation benefits. In some cases, light-duty work restrictions can result in partial...
How should you ease back into work after a workplace injury?
After suffering a workplace injury a few months ago, you feel almost ready to return to the office. What is the best way to ease back into your role while respecting your physical and mental limitations? Monster has tips that you may find useful. Understand how to...
Getting the medical treatment you deserve
So, you got an injury on the job. It happens: That is the reason we have the workers' compensation system. Hopefully, you have already seen a doctor. However, there is a good chance that the doctor you saw will not continue to provide your medical treatment. The...
Can a spouse collect workers’ comp benefits in Missouri?
If your household, like many American households, relied on a two-person income to make ends meet, the untimely death of your spouse may have resulted in significant financial strain for your family. If the cause of death was work-related, you may wonder if you can...
Do you know the symptoms of traumatic brain injury?
Millions of people are affected by traumatic brain injuries every year in Missouri and across the country. Car accidents are the second leading cause of hospitalizations involving traumatic brain injuries in the U.S, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Steps You Should Take After a Car Accident
You do not expect to get in a car accident. When they happen, you will be anxious, overwhelmed, and shocked from being in an accident. You will likely be unsure of what to do or who to call. Even with the chaos that ensues after a motor vehicle accident, it is...
How can I avoid rear-end collisions?
Hitting someone from behind in your vehicle or being rear-ended yourself is one of the most common causes of accidents. In fact, the National Highway Safety Administration estimates that almost a third of all automobile accidents in the United States are rear-enders....
Fighting a denial or reduction
Denial letters from workers' compensation often sound final. What the companies do not want you to know is it they just write them that way — a rejection does not have to be the end of the process. It could be difficult to think of a formal rejection letter as a...
Information about the Return to Work program
Workers who receive injuries while on the job are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits include medical care, job loss compensation and rehabilitation. In regard to rehabilitation, this includes physical rehab as well as vocational rehab to help...
How can you treat back pain?
For many, back pain is a struggle. A variety of different jobs can lead to a person’s fight with pain in his or her back. Unfortunately, when someone feels back pain, he or she may try to treat it by sitting down. Sometimes, sitting down for long periods is what hurt...
