Legal Question in Employment Law in Missouri

Hi. I am a Missouri injury attorney that focuses my practice almost exclusively on workers' compensation claims and personal injury cases.

Yes, you certainly do have legal recourse (going by the facts that you have provided), assuming that you sustained an injury on the job and the other requirements for the injury to be covered by the workers' compensation system have been satisfied. Moreover, you may be entitled to additional compensation as a result of a penalty that can be imposed on the employer if it has failed to properly report your injury within the time period allowed.

Under the workers' compensation law in Missouri, you are entitled to payment of any and all medical expenses for treatment related to your injury and also payment for the days missed from work due to the effects of the injury. You are likely entitled to receive a substantial amount of backpay, if you have not been receiving checks for the time you have missed from work. If the employer has not yet filed a report of injury, you need to act without delay, because you can also lose your entitlements if the statutory timeframe is not complied with. A workers' compensation attorney will very likely need to file a Claim for Compensation, and get in contact with the attorneys for the employer's insurance company.

One detail that is also very important is how soon after the injury occurred did you provide notice to your supervisor or manager?

I can be reached by e-mail at [email protected]. Thanks.

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