St. Louis Workers Compensation Lawyer

Damages

1. Workers' compensation
2. State disability benefits
3. Social security disability insurance

Social Security Disability (SSDI)

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1. Temporary Total Disability: an injury that totally prevents the employee from participating at work for a limited time.
2. Permanent Total Disability: an injury that permanently prevents you from returning to work and limits your ability to participate in a similar occupational field.
3. Temporary Partial Disability: an injury that prevents you from participating in certain work duties for a limited time at most.
4. Permanent Partial Disability: a permanent injury that only partially prevents an employee from participating in their work duties.

• Unacceptable working conditions
• Defective or broken equipment
• Unsafe construction sites
• Exposure to chemicals, such as developing mesothelioma from asbestos
• Overexertion
• Affliction to previous conditions

Once you have been injured while on the job, it is important to contact a St. Louis workers' compensation lawyer immediately. We will walk you through the process, which typically involves:

1. Notifying the Employer

This is an imperative step and should be completed quickly. In Missouri, you must notify your employer of an injury within 30 days. Failure to do so can jeopardize your ability to receive workers' compensation benefits. According to the handbook on State of Missouri's Workers' Compensation Division, notification of injury must be made in writing and include the "nature of the injury, where and when it occurred, and the name and address of the person injured." Your employer may have an Accident or Injury Report form to use, but if not, reports of injuries can be made on Missouri's Division of Workers' Compensation website. Once completed, the form should be submitted to your employer.

2. Seeking Medical Treatment

While you may have received medical treatment immediately after the accident occurred, it is important to follow up with a doctor to ensure there are no other injuries or existing damage.

3. Filing a Claim

Your legal team will work with you to collect all evidence and calculate damages suffered to file a claim. It is important a claim is filed within the timeline of the statute of limitations. Basically, the statute of limitations is a time-frame of how long you have to file a claim. In Missouri, a claim must be filed within two years of the date of injury or death, or within two years after your last benefit payment was made.

4. Attending a Workers' Compensation Benefits Hearing

While you are permitted to attend the hearing, your lawyer will work on your behalf to represent your best interests.

5. Filing an Appeal, if Necessary

If the Missouri Industrial Commission's judges do not rule in your favor, an appeal can be filed to ensure you receive that maximum amount of benefits.