Workers Compensation
Workers Compensation
Two Things You Should Do if You Are Hurt at Work
When a person is hurt at work, the are two steps that the worker should immediately take to comply with Kansas law. The first is the notice requirement, which provides that you must give your employer notice of the injury within 10 days. This notice should be given to a supervisor. It can be a [...]
Work Disability Under Kansas Workers Compensation
by Paul Post The Kansas Supreme Court recently handed down a decision favorable to injured workers seeking work disability. Injured workers with so-called “whole body” injuries (head, neck, back) who subsequently lost their employment have been able to claim work disability, which is usually higher than the functional impairment or disability caused by the injury, itself. [...]
Kansas Workers’ Compensation Law
What is workers compensation? The Kansas Workers Compensation Act may be characterized as a type of “no fault” law. The law allows a worker who sustains an injury in the work place to obtain compensation from his employer regardless of whether the worker was in any way at fault in causing the accident. Compensation can include [...]