Mark E. Moreland, Attorney at Law Legal Blog

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...

There is no shortage of serious injuries you can suffer at work. Carpal tunnel syndrome fits under this category, as it can affect the way you do your job, your personal health and even your ability to enjoy your life. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a serious ailment that...

Everyone’s jobs require them to do different tasks. If you are a software engineer, then you probably spend hours typing code. If you are a construction worker, then you might spend your days operating heavy machinery. In each instance, you can become injured while on...