Suffering an injury in a work accident can easily turn your life upside down. You may be faced with weeks or months of treatment and rehabilitation. You may have lost income due to the time you missed from work during your recovery. You may even be unable to return to work at all.
Fortunately, the law in Missouri ensures that workers are compensated for on-the-job injuries. At a minimum, injured workers are entitled to benefits under the workers’ compensation system. When a workplace accident is caused by a third party’s negligence, however, an injured worker may also be entitled to pursue compensation in a personal injury claim.
The work injury lawyers of Sumner Law Group, LLC, have decades of experience fighting for the rights of workers and families. We take a personalized approach to these types of cases, doing everything we can to get your life back on track. You do not have to struggle financially because of an accident at work.
Call us or fill our contact form online for a free case review to learn how we can help.
Under Missouri law, an employee injured on the job is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Employers are required to pay workers’ comp benefits regardless of who may have been at fault for the worker’s injury (unless the worker engaged in reckless misconduct, such as being intoxicated on the job).
Unfortunately, workers’ compensation only covers reasonable and necessary medical treatment for a work injury. Also, workers’ comp only provides partial wage replacement for missed work or reduced earning capacity due to disabilities.
However, if your workplace injury was caused by someone other than your employer or a co-worker, you may also be entitled to pursue a personal injury claim against that third party. In a personal injury claim, you may be entitled to recover damages beyond what workers’ compensation covers. Those damages include full recovery of lost wages and earning capacity, lost enjoyment or quality of life, and pain and suffering.
Having a lawyer to help you after a workplace injury can ensure that you have pursued all available avenues for financial compensation. A lawyer can also determine the maximum compensation you are entitled to under the law. An injury at work lawyer can handle the hard work of fighting for the financial recovery you deserve.
If you have suffered a workplace accident, the injury attorneys of Sumner Law Group, LLC, can help you pursue the full compensation you deserve by:
When you have been injured on the job, you may have overwhelming medical expenses. You may not be getting paid by your job as you recover at home from your injuries. You should not have to add the cost of experienced legal help to your financial burdens. That is why Sumner Law Group, LLC, charges no fees unless and until we secure work injury compensation on your behalf.
If your workplace injury was caused by a third party, you may be entitled to file a lawsuit for full compensation for losses related to your injury. Compensation available in a personal injury lawsuit over your workplace accident includes:
If you have suffered an injury on the job, take these steps to protect your options for pursuing compensation for your injuries and damages:
Finally, speak with a St. Louis work injury attorney from Sumner Law Group, LLC. We can discuss the details of your workplace accident in a free and confidential consultation.
When a third party causes your work injury, such as a negligent driver who hits you while you are on the job, or the manufacturer of a defective tool that injures you, you may be entitled to pursue a personal injury claim against that third party.
In most cases, you have five years from the date of the work accident to file a third-party injury claim. If you file your lawsuit after the five-year time limit expires, the at-fault party can have your case dismissed. When that happens, you lose your right to seek compensation in court.
Workers across St. Louis are exposed to a wide variety of accident and injury risks on the job. Our job injury lawyers can help you pursue financial compensation for these types of workplace injury claims:
If you have suffered an injury on the job in St. Louis, you may be entitled to financial compensation. For a free consultation with one of the workplace injury lawyers from Sumner Law Group, LLC, contact us today. We can explain the types of compensation you might be entitled to seek and how a job injury attorney can help you pursue maximum financial recovery.
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