Workers' Compensation

How myths affect safety in machining

Common sense reveals that those who work with dangerous equipment are likelier to sustain injuries on the job. Statistics confirm that assumption, as areas such...

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Understanding carpal tunnel syndrome

If your Missouri job requires you to perform repetitive motions with your hands, fingers and/or wrists, you face a high risk of developing carpal tunnel...

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Coronavirus, Healthcare Workers, and Workers’ Compensation

We at Hall Ansley salute the brave and really heroic efforts of our Missouri healthcare workers helping to care for the sick during this coronavirus...

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What if I get hurt while working from home during the shelter in place?

Thousands of Missouri employees are now being required to work from home as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Being able to work from home...

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Can you file a personal injury claim if you are injured at work?

If you are injured on someone’s property or due to someone’s negligence in Missouri, you generally have the right to bring a personal injury claim...

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Workers’ Compensation Law

A.  Application of Exclusive Remedy of Workers’ Compensation The Workers’ Compensation Law is intended to enable an injured employee to recover compensation and to do...

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Missouri Supreme Court: work stress and workers’ compensation

Here at Hall Ansley, P.C., in Springfield we fight for clients who have suffered work-related physical and mental injury or occupational disease in claims for...

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Am I excluded from workers’ comp in Missouri?

Workplace accidents can happen in nearly any field, no matter how apparently safe. Many employees who are injured on the job are able to seek...

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Even Heroes Are Denied Workers’ Compensation

Every day, injured workers are denied workers’ compensation. The denial does not mean that the work injury didn’t happen. It also does not mean that...

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The right to sue if injured at work

In most cases, if a person is injured due to the negligence of another person, he or she can file a personal injury claim in...

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