Protecting Your Rights and Claims for a Work-Related Injury
A serious on-the-job injury can sideline you for weeks or months, causing financial hardships and worries about the future. You need to act quickly to protect yourself and ensure you and your family are taken care while you recover — or covered in the event that your injuries do not heal and you cannot go back to work.
The process of getting workers' compensation benefits can be frustrating. In recent years, the laws have changed to make it even harder to get what you deserve. It is critical to seek out an experienced work injury lawyer who can assert your rights and represent you at every stage. Contact us today for a free consultation.
Trust in Our Workers' Comp Experience
The lawyers of Kolker & Germeroth, L.L.C., represent injured workers in the St. Louis area and beyond. Whether you are just starting the process or have already received a denied claim, our attorneys can take your case and work aggressively on your behalf. Our personal injury practice is equipped to handle your workers' compensation claims as well as third-party lawsuits for additional compensation.
We handle all types of work injury cases:
- Falls from heights (ladders, scaffolding, roofs, etc.)
- Slip-and-fall accidents
- Back injuries from lifting or twisting
- Repetitive stress injuries (carpal tunnel, rotator cuff, etc.)
- Aggravation of pre-existing conditions
- Injuries from dangerous machinery
- Construction accidents
- Auto or truck accidents while on duty
We have helped clients protect claims for serious and traumatic work injuries, including brain injury, paralysis, broken bones, severe burns, or hearing or vision loss.
About Missouri Workers' Compensation
Almost every employer must, by law, carry workers' compensation insurance. Employees are entitled to certain benefits if they are injured on the job, regardless of who is at fault.
- Free medical care
- Wage benefits for temporary disability
- Benefits or settlements for permanent disability
- Vocational rehabilitation if you cannot return to the same work
- Death benefits (benefits to survivors for a workplace fatality)
Our job is to ensure that you receive all entitled benefits and to watch out for your interests in claims, hearings, appeals or negotiations.
Missouri Work-Related Injury Lawyers
We offer free initial consultations to all potential clients and charge no attorneys' fees until you get benefits, a settlement or verdict. We can meet with you in our Clayton, Missouri, law office or visit you in any neighboring town, including Arnold, Creve Coeur, Ballwin, Webster Groves, Kirkwood, University City, Des Peres, and elsewhere in Missouri and eastern Illinois.
Call our St. Louis workers' compensation attorneys at 314-226-1426 or 866-770-8691, or contact us online. Evening and weekend appointments are available.
