Overusing tendons and muscles by performing repetitive tasks required for your job in Missouri can result in microdamage, leading to debilitating pain over time. Medical care and extended time away from work required for healing are often costly. Workers’ compensation...
What is the difference between personal injury and workers’ comp claims?
If you suffer an injury due to the negligence of someone else, you usually have a personal injury claim. You can take your case to court and get compensation for your medical costs and other financial losses. If you suffer an injury at work, you must go through the...
Examples of work injuries that workers compensation may not cover
Not every type of injury that happens at work falls under the workers’ compensation program. You are eligible to receive benefits for an injury that you sustain only within the scope of your employment. If you are hurt at work but the injury is not directly related...
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...
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...
Answers to common questions about Missouri workers’ comp
If you suffer a workplace injury or develop a work-related illness, you can apply for benefits through the Missouri workers' compensation program. The state Department of Insurance administers this program. These are the answers to the questions workers frequently ask...
