Blog Posts in 2019

How Common are Car Accidents on Christmas?

Some holidays come with a sharp increase in the number of fatal car accidents. Surprisingly, though, statistics show that the Christmas holiday is not one of them. The average number of fatal accidents that happen per day between 6pm on Christmas Eve and 6am on January 2 nd is actually lower than on a normal day over the rest of the year. Holidays See Fewer Fatal Accidents than a Normal Day of the ...

Jail Time Counters Worker’s Unemployable Claim

A workers’ compensation case made it all the way to the Missouri Court of Appeals. Once there, though, the court made an interesting statement about how hurt workers can prove that they are “unemployable” because of a disabling injury. At the very least, the court’s decision highlights the importance of vocational experts. At most, though, the repercussions could have disturbing consequences. ...

When Can Workers’ Compensation Claims Recover the Costs of the Case?

A workers’ compensation case in Missouri clarifies when one side can be made to pay the court costs and attorney’s fees of the other side. According to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, only what happens during the claim for workers’ compensation matters – not anything that happened before the case was filed. Judge Makes Employer Pay Attorney Fees and Court Costs The case, Stratton v. ...

Why Workers’ Compensation Judges’ Beliefs Are Difficult to Appeal

In a recent workers’ compensation blog post, we discussed how administrative law judges weigh the credibility of testifying doctors. In short, it is very easy for these judges to see what they want to see. What an administrative judge wants to see typically aligns with their pro-business or pro-worker political stance, which in turn mirrors the stance of whoever appointed them to their position ...