Blog Posts in May, 2018

Workers’ Compensation Rights Hurt by Supreme Court’s Arbitration Case

One of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions has been getting plenty of coverage in the past week for how it impacts workers in America. While the case focuses on the parts of an employment contract that require a worker to go through arbitration, the practical repercussions of the case will also impact workers’ compensation, as well. Supreme Court Weighs in on Arbitration Agreements in ...

Proposition A: Impact on Workers’ Compensation and Current Status

It has been nearly a year since we covered Missouri’s ongoing battle over its “right-to-work” law, which will have significant impact on the rights of workers in the state. It will also threaten the health of our workers’ compensation laws, as well. Right-to-Work Bill Becomes Law Back on February 6, 2017, Missouri’s state legislature passed a right-to-work law, which was then signed into law by ...

Firefighters Face Cancer Risks on the Job

Not all workplace injuries happen at one particular moment in time. Many take months or even years to develop. Some of these slowly developing injuries are far more serious than those that occur suddenly, and many of them can even be lethal. Despite their severity, the gradual nature of these injuries makes them more difficult to obtain workers’ compensation for them. One example that is becoming ...

St. Joseph Man Accused of Deliberate Car Accident

A St. Joseph man has been charged with a crime for allegedly causing a car accident on purpose. The situation highlights what can happen when a car crash was deliberate, rather than an act of negligence. Pedestrian Hit by Car The incident occurred on the night of April 9, 2018. According to reports, 35-year-old Justin Tootle was involved in a disturbance near the intersection of Faraon and 22 nd ...

Car Accident Involves Several Parked Vehicles

A car accident in St. Joseph involved several parked cars, and highlights how crash victims do not have to be in the vehicle to suffer losses in an accident. Driver Loses Control and Hits Parked Cars The incident happened in the early morning on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, on South 11 th Street between the Monterey and Duncan Street intersections. According to the initial reports of the crash, the ...