Your Injury Is My Fight
Kansas began and continues to grow and thrive with the hard work of people like you who call this great state home. Our state motto means "to the stars through difficulties," but you probably never expected your difficulties to stem from an on-the-job injury. As...
A workplace injury can happen at any time, disrupting your career and your life. Fortunately, you may be able to receive workers' compensation benefits to help with your medical expenses and lost wages. When you get hurt at work, it is important to act as quickly as...
There has been a big change in workers' compensation statistics over the past two years. Before early 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, exposure to disease and toxic substances on the job was the sixth-most common cause of a nonfatal work-related injury or...
A job-related injury can disrupt your life and prevent you from working. You can apply for workers' compensation benefits to help pay your bills while you recover, but recent changes to workers' compensation laws could result in financial hardship. Fortunately, you...
As you continue working on a construction site, you may see some areas or actions that seem unsafe. One of the most common injuries people endure in this job is slipping and falling on items or falling from weak structures. Learning about the ways that these injuries...
If you recently suffered an injury at work, your first step was probably to tell your boss what happened, upon which he or she probably notified his or her workers' compensation insurer. By law, your employer must carry workers' compensation insurance, which serves to...
Workplace injuries are common and depending on the nature of your job, you may unexpectedly sustain injuries at work in an accident. If this happens, you will need to file a workers’ compensation claim with your employer. The workers’ compensation system provides...
Kansas workers face danger on nearly every shift no matter the occupation. From warehouse work and office jobs to heavy industry and construction work, every job carries the risk of injury, illness or a devastating condition. While these injuries might often be the...