Legal Question in Employment Law in Missouri

mexican travel on the job

i am a service technician. I travel every week all over the us, canada and mexico. I recently traveled to mexico city for the company I work for. I arrived on monday. the company sent me from mexico city to Ft lauderdale on wednesday morning. I started getting diarhea wed afternoon. by thursday morning i was deathly ill..i barely made it to the taxi for the hospital. I was diagnosed with a bacterial infection or virus in my colon caused by something I ate or drank in mexico.

I missed two days of work, thurs, friday because I was so ill the doctors admitted me into the hospital. does the company have a legal obligation to pay me for 8 hrs on thurs and friday????? can I file for workers compensation???

what are some of my options?? I lost a lot of pay due to overtime missed because of the 16 hrs....please let me know...thanks


Asked on 8/17/03, 1:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Donald Herron Herron Law Firm

Re: mexican travel on the job

If you were hired in Missouri, I would suggest that you file a workers compensation claim. Depending on the employer's policies, you may also have a claim for sick leave, etc. Without knowing further details, I suspect that workers compensation may be the best route to obtain appropriate benefits.

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Answered on 8/17/03, 1:11 pm


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