Law Office of James M. Hoffmann 
Clients have informed us about situations where supervisors have refused to fill out an incident report because the injury was not severe or because they didn’t know the exact date/time their pain started. According to OSHA, more than 3,000,000 workers are injured on the job each year. Those injured workers rely on the workers compensation system to … Read more
An injured worker may not consider hiring a St. Louis work comp lawyer until there is a delay or denial of medical care. Many companies deny workers’ compensation claims citing fraud and abuse; however, statistics reveal that the number of injured workers who commit fraud is less than one percent. If you have been injured on … Read more
It is getting more difficult and challenging for injured and ill workers to obtain proper workers’ compensation benefits. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a report, “Adding Inequality to Injury: The Costs of Failing to Protect Workers on the Job.” The report states that the weight of costs of workplace injuries are slowly shifting from … Read more
The Department of Labor attributes 33% of occupational musculoskeletal injuries to lower back pain. According to a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, about 66% of lower back pain patients resume work within a month, while 17% are incapable of working for 1 to 6 months. Another 7% cannot work for … Read more
Can I refuse to work under dangerous working conditions? Under normal circumstances, your employer can initiate action against you if you refuse to work. However, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), if you, in good faith, believe that your workplace is putting you in the way of harm and proves to be … Read more
Reporting an unsafe working condition does not require you to sustain an actual injury. The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) makes it obligatory for employers to ensure that their employees work in a safe work environment. “Unsafe Working Condition” The term “unsafe working condition” includes the following aspects: workplace conditions not regularly inspected warning … Read more