Social Media and Your Injury Claim Everyone is on social media and so what if an injured person posts something about their injury claim such as "I was just in an accident. I barely made it out alive", that is OK, right? Wrong. As soon as...
10 Mistakes Not to Make After a Workers' Compensation Injury At The Rana Law Group, we have been handling workers' compensation cases for many years. These are the common mistakes we encounter when we receive a phone call for a new workers' compensation case: (1) Not reporting...
In many states, if an employee fails a drug test as a result of marijuana or a non-prescribed controlled substance, the employee's worker's compensation benefits could be cut in half. The statute in Missouri is codified in R.S.Mo. 287.120 and states: "Where the employee fails to...
What is a trial lawyer? According to Thomas Strong, lawyer and author of the book "Strong Advocate: the Life of a Trial Lawyer", trial lawyers are not money-grubbing filers of frivolous lawsuits that impede progress and business and hurt us all (as some would have you...
Many people have been asking me what are the implications of workers' rights in light of Epic Systems v. Lewis. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of upholding arbitration clauses in employment agreements. Therefore, an employer is permitted to have a clause as a condition of employment...
While many people in Missouri vote in the November, few take the time to vote in other elections such as the August primaries which typically have more impact on the local level. This year, the August primary will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2018....
If you were injured on the job, typically you are entitled to a lump-sum settlement based on permanent partial disability (PPD) if you still have residual impairment. The Workers' Compensation settlement formula for PPD is a three-part formula based on the following: Permanent Partial Disability...
Many people have never had a personal injury or workers' compensation case and wonder "what is a contingency fee?" A contingency fee means an attorney does not get paid unless a recovery is made. In other words, the fee is contingent upon getting a recovery. ...