You should be receiving treatment for ALL of your injuries. Do not let the carrier deny you benefits. In Missouri, if you are injured while on the job, your employer is required to have workers’ compensation to cover your injuries. When you are injured, however, the insurance company’s main objective is to pay as little … Read more
What is reasonable and what is necessary can sometimes be subjective and not very clearly defined. Every state has different laws regarding what workers’ compensation benefits covers and what they don’t. In general, workers compensation is guided by the theory of what is reasonable and what is not. Employers in Missouri are mandated to have … Read more
The type of employee that you are largely determines whether or not you are eligible to collect. In the state of Missouri, employers are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance. Workers compensation is the coverage that an employer must have in the event that one of their employees is injured while on the job. To … Read more
To avoid paying workers’ comp benefits employers will try to insist that an employee was really an independent contractor. Workers’ compensation is the type of insurance that an employer has to take out to ensure that if their employee is injured while on the job, the employer has the assets to cover any damages or … Read more
One way an employer can try to deny your benefits is by claiming you were an independent contractor. There are many advantages for both independent contractors and those who employ them. If you are an independent contractor, you can take on many positions at once and work, or not work, as you want. If an … Read more
If you have been injured on-the-job, you should qualify to receive workers compensation benefits. If you are filing workers compensation for the first time, you may have many doubts and questions about the entire process. You may wonder when your workers compensation benefits will start. In this article, we will answer this question. When a … Read more