{"id":374551,"date":"2016-10-26T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T16:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/missouri-law\/missouri-workers-compensation-laws.html"},"modified":"2018-12-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T05:00:00","slug":"missouri-workers-compensation-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/missouri-law\/missouri-workers-compensation-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Workers’ Compensation Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Missouri Workers' Compensation Laws<\/h1>\n
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Maybe you were daydreaming about your staycation to Table Rock Lake when you tripped and broke your arm on the way to the breakroom. Or perhaps you dislocated your shoulder while telling coworkers about the monkeys you had seen at the St. Louis Zoo. In any case, injuries are a potential fact of life for any worker in Missouri. For this reason, the state requires employers to purchase workers’ compensation insurance<\/a>, which serves as a no-fault system of coverage for work-related injuries and illnesses. If you think you’ve suffered an injury or illness on the job, you’ll need to know the ins and outs of pursuing workers’ compensation in Missouri.<\/p>\r\n

The table below highlights key aspects of the workers’ compensation laws in Missouri, including some types of available benefits and important deadlines.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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