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• posted: Oct. 04, 2022
• Ryan Murphy
• Workers' Compensation
• workers compensation,  Expertise,  goodwill,  job injury,  work injury

If you have been hurt on the job, you have lots of questions and concerns. This is completely normal because most people have limited experience dealing with workers’ comp issues. Read More

• posted: Apr. 29, 2020
• Ryan Murphy
• Workers' Compensation
• coronavirus,  COVID-19,  workers comp benefits

The COVID-19 pandemic has opened up a whole new avenue of potential workers’ compensation claims. If you believe you were exposed to coronavirus and caught the virus while on the Read More

• posted: Apr. 16, 2020
• Ryan Murphy
• Workers' Compensation
• workers' comp,  coronavirus,  COVID-19,  workplace accidents

Even after the worst part of the coronavirus pandemic subsides, it will likely take many years to assess the ways it has altered American society and culture. Certainly, the effects Read More

• posted: Jun. 08, 2015
• Ryan Murphy
• Workers' Compensation
• federal standards,  OSHA,  workplace safety

All employers in the United States are obligated by law to provide a reasonably safe and secure workplace for their employees. The federal agency in charge of these requirements is Read More

• posted: Feb. 08, 2015
• Ryan Murphy
• Workers' Compensation,  Common Workplace Injuries
• workplace injuries,  compensation,  lifting,  repetitive motion injuries,  typing,  workers's comp

When you think about workplace injuries, what might first come to mind are sudden accidents causing injuries like broken bones and strained muscles. However, some of the most common work-related Read More

• posted: Dec. 08, 2014
• Ryan Murphy
• Workers' Compensation,  Wrongful Death,  Common Workplace Injuries
• negligence,  pipeline accidents,  workplace explosions,  workers's comp

A worker in east Texas died recently in an accident caused by an exploding natural gas pipeline. Investigators say that the 32-year-old man, who was the father of four children, Read More

• posted: Sep. 08, 2014
• Ryan Murphy
• Workers' Compensation,  Wrongful Death
• construction accidents,  construction hazards,  falls from heights,  workers' comp

A construction worker in Kansas died in late July after suffering serious injuries in a workplace accident. The 40-year-old man’s injuries reportedly occurred when his co-workers attempted to use a Read More

• posted: Jan. 26, 2014
• Ryan Murphy
• Disc Injuries
• exposure to toxins,  herniated discs,  nerve entrapment syndromes,  tingling sensation

When someone experiences tingling in the hands or feet, it can be an indication of something minor or something serious, ranging from a simple vitamin deficiency to tumors on the Read More

• posted: Dec. 26, 2013
• Ryan Murphy
• Common Workplace Injuries
• falls,  faulty ladders,  workplace injuries

Falls from high places in Missouri workplaces lead to dozens of deaths and hundreds of serious injuries every year. Most often, this happens in construction occupations. However, slips, trips and Read More

• posted: Dec. 12, 2013
• Ryan Murphy
• Brain Injuries
• head injury,  traumatic brain injury

Missouri brain injury lawyers typically work with clients who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). These injuries often happen in the workplace — in occupations that are considered dangerous (construction, Read More