For injured workers who have never had a Missouri workers' compensation claim before, or gone through one with a family member, friend or loved one, the delays that plague the MO work comp system are maybe it's most frustrating problem on a long list of problems. Even though I am in my fortieth year of helping injured workers, wrote a book on the [...]

A short answer to this question in Missouri is: Yes. Of course, after helping injured workers file MO work comp claims for almost 40 years, i have found that there are no short answers in Missouri workers' compensation. The Workers' Compensation Law of Missouri is a state statute, like traffic laws, criminal laws, probate and divorce laws, etc. MO [...]