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Failure to Timely Report Your Missouri Or Kansas Workers Compensation Injury Can Be Disastrous. REPORT YOUR WORK COMP INJURIES IMMEDIATELY!

Timely Report Your Missouri or Kansas Workers Compensation Injury! Failure to timely report a work comp claim is a defense we often see raised by insurance adjusters, employers, and insurance company lawyers in Missouri and Kansas workers compensation claims. Most workers compensation laws, including Missouri and Kansas, have "notice" requirements concerning how long an employee has after an injury to report the injury. Failure of an employee to follow notice requirements to the letter can have disastrous consequences.

Most employer policies require Missouri and Kansas employees to report their injuries when they happen. But we know from our experience that Missouri and Kansas injured workers don't always report their injuries, or at least not right away, for a variety of reasons that seem wise at the time but later turn out to be to the claimant's severe disadvantage. Sometimes workers don't their injuries are serious and not worth reporting. Also, employers want work injuries kept to a minimum to save on Work Comp insurance premiums and employees are sometimes afraid to report their work injurie for fear of angering their employers.

However, even if the worker doesn't think his or her work injury is significant at the time, and even if employer might be upset, an injured worker's best interests are in reporting work injuries as soon as possible after the injury occurs. Even when it is unclear whether the work accident caused an injury, it's better to advise the employer of any and all on the job injuries. Reporting to the correct person is also important, so it is recorded properly. Improper reporting is also seen as a defense to legitimate workers compensation claims and can result in workers compensation claim loss or claim denial.

Again, in both Kansas and Missouri, notice statutes can easily act as work comp claim destroyers, and not providing proper notice within the statutory time limits can result in an injured claimant failing to recover any workers compensation benefits. Time limits for reporting on the job injuries vary from state to state and an injured worker should promptly contact a workers compensation lawyer in the state in which he or she was injured for advice.

The experienced workers compensation attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys have seen countless cases of claim reporting delay that has resulted loss of work comp benefits, claims, and cases for the Missouri or Kansas injured worker. Claim denials are common in these instances regardless of whether the claims are otherwise meritorious. Even if delayed notice doesn't destroy the claim or prevent benefits all together, we often find that insurance claims adjusters and insurance company lawyers are suspicious of injuries not promptly reported. This prejudiced attitude toward a claim is not the way to start a case, as it can certainly make it much more difficult to obtain necessary benefits such as medical treatment and temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. The more serious your Missouri or Kansas workers compensation injuries, the more tragic the claim or case denial and resulting loss of work comp benefits.

If you or your loved one has suffered an injury on the job in Missouri or Kansas, you can find answers to your important workers compensation questions here on our website. For more information, you should also download our free workers compensation book entitled How To Avoid Becoming a Work Injury Horror Story. Contact Roswold Law Group for a free consultation with no obligation at 816-471-5111 or the toll free number above.

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