2024

Workplace injuries are on the rise, with 2.8 million workplace injuries, and 5,586 fatalities reported by employers in 2022, the most recent finalized data year. This was an increase of 7.5% over 2021. Workplace injuries include those from sudden trauma like falls, heavy equipment injuries, and other accidents, and some result from repetitive motion...

Workers’ compensation is a lifeline for employees who suffer injuries or work-related illnesses while on the job. In Missouri, workers’ compensation pays for medical expenses and provides just under 67% of an employee's standard pay while they recover. It also provides disability and death benefits. Most workers' compensation claims end with a settlement agreement...

Workers’ compensation is an invaluable resource for employees injured on the job. Workers’ compensation in Missouri provides nearly 67% of an injured employee’s standard wages as well as their medical care costs, and disability coverage when necessary, including temporary total disability. Temporary partial disability, permanent partial disability, and permanent total disability. It also provides...

From desk jobs to construction, employees face inherent risks. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in a hundred workers in the US experienced nonfatal occupational injury or illness in the two-year period between January 2021 and December 2022. The rate of injury is highest among workers involved in transporting goods or...

Large commercial trucks are integral to the nation’s supply chain, bringing necessary goods and services into our urban and rural communities. As much as we rely on large trucks, their looming presence on the roadways causes excess traffic congestion, impedes traffic flow, and poses a serious threat in a collision with a smaller vehicle....

Those injured at work have many questions and concerns about their rights and options. Workers’ compensation is available to injured employees in nearly any occupation, as long as an employer has five or more employees—or for a single employee in the construction industry. There were nearly 13,000 workers’ compensation claims in Missouri in 2023,...