Termination After Getting Injured on the Job
Most employees in Missouri are considered to be “at-will” employees. In essence, this means that an employee may be terminated at any time and for any reason. However, employers must follow the law when it comes to firing employees. If you have been threatened with termination after getting injured on the job, or if you were fired for seeking workers’ compensation benefits following an injury, you may have a legal claim against your employer.
At Sumner Law Group, LLC have been protecting the rights of injured workers since we began our practice. We can provide you with a free consultation so you know your rights after you have been injured in a workplace accident.
It doesn’t matter whether the employer or the employee is to blame when an on-the-job injury occurs. The injured employee is still entitled to pursue workers’ comp benefits. As such, it is against the law for an employer to interfere with an employee’s quest for benefits, including terminating an employee following an on-the-job injury as a result of the employee filing a workers’ compensation claim.
Most employers will never admit that they terminated an employee because he or she was injured at work. They will often point to some unrelated, usually performance-based reason for why the employee was terminated. We will thoroughly investigate the circumstances of your termination. We will look for any previous performance issues and how the employer has treated similar employees in the past. You can rest assured that we will get to the root cause of your termination and if your employer has violated the law we can work to hold them accountable.
You only have a short period of time in which to pursue a claim against your employer. That is why it is important to seek the skilled legal advice from Sumner Law Group, LLC as soon as possible. Call us today at 314-500-HELP for a free case evaluation. We look forward to hearing from you and to helping you with your workers’ comp case.
Brent A. Sumner is the Managing Partner at Sumner Law Group, LLC. He focuses his practice exclusively on cases that involve serious personal injuries. Over the years, he has successfully represented thousands of individuals and families, recovering millions of dollars in compensation for injured accident victims.
