WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

In Missouri, the Workers’ Compensation Act provides benefits for employees injured while on-the-job. These benefits include:

• Medical treatment. The employer is required to pay all costs associated with the medical treatment of an injured employee.
• Temporary total disability (TTD). The employer will pay the employee for time the employee is unable to work because of an injury. The injured employee will not receive TTD for the first three workdays unless off work for longer than fourteen calendar days. The benefit is computed at two-thirds of the employee’s average weekly wage, capped by a maximum rate set by law, and is tax-free. TTD ends when the injured employee can return to work.
• Permanent Disability. Once an injured employee has received all the medical treatment possible, there will be a determination of any permanent disability. There are two types of permanent disability; permanent total disability (PTD) and permanent partial disability (PPD). PTD is provided when the injured employee is unable to return to work, and benefits are paid for life. PPD is provided when an injured employee can return to work, but has a lingering disability because of the injury. Benefits are provided based on a formula established by law.

Under the Workers’ Compensation Act, the employer has the right to determine the doctor from whom the injured employee will receive treatment. That same doctor will determine when the injured employee can return to work, and determine the amount of permanent disability. In addition to the doctor, the employer has a team of claims handlers, adjusters and attorneys working for them. Who then is working for the injured employee? I AM.

If you have received an injury while at work, contact me today for a free and confidential consultation. I fight to obtain the full range of workers’ compensation benefits for employees injured while on the job. These on-the-job injuries include those due to a specific event and those which occur over time, including work-related illnesses, including hypertension, heart disease, hearing loss and breathing problems.

Workers’ Compensation is complex. Let me fight to ensure you are receiving proper and complete medical care; that you are being fairly compensated while off work; and that when you go back to work, or are unable to do so, that you get the full extent of the benefits that you deserve.

If you have been injured at work, the first thing you must do is notify your supervisor. A failure to notify your supervisor of an injury may affect your ability to fully recover your benefits. The second thing you should do is to contact me for a free, confidential evaluation of your claim. It is my job to make sure you are receiving all the benefits that you are entitled to receive. I will be there with you every step of the way, and once you have completed medical treatment, I will fight to make sure you get every penny you deserve.

Sometimes workplace injuries also involve a third party – someone other than your employer. Sometimes workplace injuries result in a permanent disability that prevents your return to work. Sometimes, the way in which you were injured may entitle you to file a civil suit against your employer. Let my experience as a workers’ compensation, personal injury and social security disability attorney work for you. Coordinating and navigating these separate, complex claims is confusing even for most attorneys – but it is what I do every day.

If a loved one has been fatally injured in a workplace injury or illness, please contact me immediately. At the time of such a tragedy, let me make sure that you quickly begin receiving all the benefits to which you are entitled.

In these economic times, can you afford to be without benefits for even one day? I know first hand the personal and financial toll an injury can take. I am available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will meet with you at your convenience – not at mine. You will never be “just a number” and every case I handle has my personal attention. You will meet with me, every time. At the Division of Workers’ Compensation, I will be standing right next to you. I work for you.

Don’t leave your livelihood to chance. You will NEVER pay me anything – consultations are completely free and I only receive a fee when you recover. Your employer and its insurance company have an entire staff fighting for them – you do not want to be alone. I am ready to get you the maximum workers’ compensation benefit and will aggressively pursue every avenue to ensure that happens. Contact me today for a free and confidential evaluation. Let me make it clear to you that I care about your situation and lets get started on getting you the benefits you deserve.