Mark E. Moreland, Attorney at Law Legal Blog

People working in construction and other industries may be asked to wear hard hats as their personal protective equipment. This PPE is important because it protects them against falling items and blows to the head. Hard hats are supposed to be used whenever there is a...

Whether you got hurt on the job or developed a work-acquired medical condition, you probably expected workers' compensation to protect you. The benefits could pay for your medical care and also replace some of the wages you can't earn right now. Unfortunately, the...

For decades, numerous industries have worked toward automating certain tasks that might prove too repetitive or dangerous for human workers. From contact with toxic materials to repeatedly lifting heavy objects, a robotic workforce is often designed to reduce threats....

All these years, you have prided yourself on your independence and self-reliance. But, sometimes, you need more than these qualities when seeking workers’ compensation benefits. A workplace injury brings an abrupt halt to the world as you knew it. You know that you...

When you work for a company, they have to classify you either as an employee or as an independent contractor. Employees can fall into several different categories, including part-time or full-time and salaried or hourly. Independent contractors are typically outside...

A job-related injury is not what you need now. You consider your options, but there really is only one that continues to surface. Seeking workers’ compensation benefits is what you need to do as well as what you have in mind. However, some co-workers and even some...

No occupational realm is risk-free. Even employment environments that seem to be completely safe work spheres can pose health and injury challenges for workers. Still, most readers might readily agree that some job categories come with safety challenges that simply...

When you bring up the idea of on-the-job injuries, people often talk about the most dangerous careers. They may mention how construction sees the highest number of fatal incidents per year, for instance, or how they heard that deep-sea fishing was the most dangerous...

A workplace injury was not supposed to happen. And this is a serious one related to your back, expected to sideline you from work for several weeks, perhaps even months. You worry, you sweat, and you wonder how you will be able to support your family. You need that...

These days, working in a St. Louis area grocery store is riskier than ever. As essential workers, grocery store workers are at particular risk of catching COVID-19 on the job. But even in normal times, the various jobs that people hold in a typical supermarket, co-op...