A work-related injury can be a traumatic experience. How will you get medical treatment and who will pay for it? Will you be paid for your time off work? When a work place injury occurs, before you do anything else, you need to report it to your employer. This is also the case if you have found that you are suffering from an occupational disease. Even though your employer may file a claim with their worker's compensation insurance carrier, you or your attorney will need file a claim for compensation with the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation. Aaron Sachs and Associates Workers' Compensation Attorney James Randall along with paralegal Peggy Mack may be able to help you through this process as well as assist with the collection of benefits.

Our Missouri workers compensation attorneys conveniently serve clients through offices in Springfield, MO; Joplin Missouri and the Four States area; and Columbia, MO / Jefferson City and the Mid States area.

For legal assistance with workers compensation in Springfield, MO, please call us at:
(417) 889-1400.

For legal assistance with workers compensation in Joplin, MO and the Four States Area, call us at:
(417) 627-0066.

For legal assistance with workers compensation in Columbia, MO, Jefferson City, MO and the Mid States area, please call us:
(573) 449-5500.

Or call us TOLL FREE at any time: 1-888- 777 -2886.

You may also submit our convenient and easy-to-use Do I Have a Case? form for a FREE initial case evaluation

Missouri Workers Compensation Rights and Benefits

When filing a claim for Workers' Compensation, you should be aware of your rights and the benefits that you are allowed to as the injured employee. Missouri law provides three kinds of workers' compensation benefits. In general terms, those benefits are

1. Medical care to treat the injury,
2. Payment for lost wages, and
3. Compensation for permanent disability.

Within each of these benefits may be time limitations and additional requirements. The process for obtaining your Missouri Workers' Compensation benefits may make you feel like you are jumping through hoops, but you don't have to go it alone. An attorney may be able to help you through many of the hurdles that arise when filing a Missouri Workers' Compensation Claim. With offices in Springfield, Joplin and Columbia, MO, we may have an office conveniently located for you. Click here for contact and location details on our Springfield office, our office serving Joplin and the Four States Area and our Columbia / Jefferson City / Mid States location.

Missouri Second Injury Fund

Those filing for Missouri Workers' Compensation may not be aware of additional benefits that they may be entitled to. This includes the Missouri Second Injury Fund. In Missouri, Second Injury Fund may provide additional compensation when a person with a previous injury has a new work injury and the two injuries put together are much more severe than either one alone. Second Injury Fund may also provide for physical rehabilitation and second job wage loss benefits.

This is just a brief overview of Missouri Workers' Compensation claims, but by no means is this a comprehensive discussion of the system. If you have been injured on the job or been diagnosed with an occupational disease and need to file a claim with the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, you can contact the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation website at www.dolir.mo.gov/wc or contact our office via this website or by calling toll free 1-888-777-2886. You can also submit our easy-to-use Do I Have a Case? form.

Our Missouri Workers Compensation Attorneys in Columbia MO; Joplin, MO; and Springfield, MO are available to review your situation with a free initial consultation.

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Introduction to Law Firm of Aaron Sachs & Associates, P.C. We are available to discuss your potential claim. There is no charge for an initial consultation. In other words, it doesn't cost you anything to find out if we can help.

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