Have You Been Hurt On The Job In The St. Louis?
If you've been injured at work in the St. Louis area you should speak with an experienced St. Louis workers' compensation lawyer as soon as possible. Please contact us online or call our St. Louis office directly at 314.315.8111 to schedule your free consultation. We help work injury victims throughout the St. Louis area and look forward to helping you.
Bollwerk & Associates, LLC is located in St. Louis, Missouri and serves all of Missouri and Illinois including the following counties, cities, and towns:
St. Louis. St. Louis County: Clayton, Chesterfield, Kirkwood, Florissant, Oakville, University City, Mehlville, Wildwood, Ballwin, Affton, Maryland Heights, Hazelwood, Webster Groves, Brentwood, Lemay, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Manchester, Town and Country, Ferguson, Glendale, Creve Coeur, Maplewood, Bridgeton, Ladue, Jennings, Saint Ann. Jefferson County: Arnold, Festus, Murphy, Barnhart, De Soto, Fenton, Byrnes Mill. St. Charles County: O'Fallon, St. Charles, St. Peters, Wentzville, Lake St. Louis, Weldon Spring. Franklin County: Washington, Union, Sullivan, Pacific, Saint Clair. Warren County: Warrenton, Wright City. Lincoln County: Troy, Elsberry, Moscow Mills. Boone County: Columbia. Randolph County: Moberly, Huntsville. Southern Illinois.
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The State of Missouri passed a law in 2009, creating a fund to compensate the families of law enforcement officers and first responders killed in the line of duty.Missouri's Line of Duty Compensation Fund
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Whether an Uber or Lyft driver is considered an employee under the law, versus an independent contractor, can have important consequences on the drivers' rights to workers' compensation benefits and the public's right to sue the company if they are injured by one of the drivers.Uber & Lyft drivers: Employees or Independent Contractors?
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The Challenges of Proving a Compensable Accident under the Missouri Workers' Compensation LawJust because a Missouri accident occurs on the job doesn't necessarily mean it will be covered by the Missouri Workers' Compensation Law
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When is a Truck Driver an Owner-Operator who is excluded from the Missouri Workers' Compensation law?Missouri's workers' compensation law specifically excludes some truck drivers as employees eligible for workers' compensation benefits.
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How to Defeat An Employer's "Equal Exposure" Defense to a Work InjuryHow to defeat an employer's argument that a work injury is not compensable because employee was equally exposed to a hazard outside of work
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Is an Employee who is Assaulted at Work Automatically Entitled to Workers' Compensation Benefits in Missouri?Just because an assault happens to an employee while working does not mean that the assault is automatically covered by Missouri's Workers' Compensation Law.
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Termination or Discharge Does Not Prevent Employee from Entitlement to Temporary Total Disability Benefits in IllinoisIn Illinois, a worker fired for cause may still collect temporary total disability while healing from a work injury
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When an Injured Worker Must Consider Medicare's Interest in Settling His Workers' Compensation CaseMedicare's interest must be considered in every workers' compensation settlement. But what does that mean?
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Do Not Settle your Missouri Workers' Compensation Claim without Considering Medicare's InterestIf you are on Medicare or entitled to Medicare soon, make sure you take Medicare's interests into consideration in your workers' compensation settlement.
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Missouri Not-For-Profit Organization Provides Scholarships to Children of Deceased or Disabled Missouri WorkersKids' Chance Inc. of Missouri provides scholarships to kids whose parent was badly injured or killed in a work-related accident.
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Missouri Workers' Compensation Rules for Self-Insurers that Protect Their Injured EmployeesInjured Workers Have Some protections from the insolvency or poor claims practices of their self-insured employer
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Your accident at work may not be compensable if it was due to an "idiopathic" cause.Accidents due to Idiopathic Causes are not compensable under Missouri's Workers' Compensation Law. So what is an "idiopathic cause?"