Blog Posts in January, 2019

Another Workplace Safety Rule Quietly and Quickly Scrapped

Despite the government shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget was able to jam through a huge change to a critical regulation that protects workplace safety. The timing and the speed with which the amendments were made are suspicious, and the impact on workplace accidents and workers’ compensation are significant. The Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Rule One of the ...

Second Injury Fund Case Reaches Missouri Supreme Court

The Missouri Supreme Court is currently deciding how to rule on a case that challenges Senate Bill 1 – a piece of legislation from 2014 that drastically altered how the Second Injury Fund works. How the court handles the case will significantly impact the workers’ compensation rights of everyone in St. Joseph and the rest of Missouri. An Overview of the Second Injury Fund We covered the Second ...

Restaurant Owners Lose Business in Truck Accident

While the crash did not happen near St. Joseph, Missouri, a truck accident in Utah has provided a prime example of the types of compensation that accident victims can recover in a successful personal injury lawsuit. Truck Crashes into Restaurant The incident happened in Wellington, Utah. Initial reports indicate that a tractor trailer was traveling too fast for difficult weather conditions, lost ...

Workers’ Compensation Hurt by Another Arbitration Clause Case

A recent Missouri Supreme Court case deals yet another blow to workers’ rights, and potentially to their workers’ compensation rights, by strengthening the power of arbitration clauses in employment contracts. Worker Signs Arbitration Clause, Gets Fired, Tries to Sue The case is Soars v. Easter Seals Midwest. In it, the employer hired the worker as an at-will employee. In order to be hired, ...

Car Accident Causes Fire in Kansas City

A car accident outside of Kansas City involved a vehicle that caught fire from the collision. Luckily, the two people who were hurt suffered only non-life-threatening personal injuries. Vehicle in Rollover Car Accident Catches Fire The incident happened yesterday afternoon in the Merriam neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, on 75 th Street’s overpass of Interstate 35. According to initial reports, ...