Workers' Compensation

Attorneys Serving St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois

Worker’s compensation is a type of insurance that must be held by every employer in the United States. Worker’s compensation provides you with monetary compensation for losses you suffer as a result of a work-related injury.

Unlike other personal injury claims, if you suffer a work related injury, you do not need to show that another party’s negligence was the cause of your injury. Worker’s compensation is awarded simply for injuries sustained as a result of your employment. However, if you choose to receive worker’s compensation, then you will no longer be able to file a claim to recover compensation for losses like mental anguish, pain, or suffering.

Worker’s compensation is not limited to physical injuries sustained while at work; it also covers illnesses and other medical problems that are the direct result of your employment. Worker’s compensation can also be awarded for illnesses or injuries that have not been diagnosed for long periods of time, which often happens with asbestos workers discovering illnesses years after they have stopped working with asbestos. Instead, for most worker’s compensation claims, all you have to do is sign a release saying, in return for your worker’s compensation, you will not file any additional claims against your employer.

The amount of worker’s compensation is determined by many different factors, and your employer and their insurance company may try to prevent you from receiving the worker’s compensation you deserve. In these situations, an experienced worker’s compensation attorney from Brown & Brown Attorneys at Law is needed.

Our worker’s compensation lawyers will work with your employer and their insurance company to get you the compensation you deserve.Worker’s compensation is supposed to help you in a time of need, but if you don’t get the necessary amount, then you may have to suffer even more losses in addition to your injury or illness. Read our Illinois Workers' Compensation Handbook or our
Missouri Workers' Compensation Handbook for more information.

Contact one of the worker’s compensation attornes at Brown & Brown Attorneys at Law today to schedule your initial consultation. Our experienced worker’s compensation attornes have years of experience helping victims just like you get the compensation they need.

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