Workplaces in Missouri can be a breeding ground for germs and sickness that can impact all workers. However, many of these different workplace-related illnesses can be fought by taking the appropriate preventative measures that lower, limit, or even eliminate certain...
Year: 2016
Tuberculosis as an occupational disease
There are some workers in Missouri who take the occupational risk of being exposed to tuberculosis. It is therefore considered an occupational illness in some fields. But what are the risk factors that contribute to tuberculosis as an occupational disease? The Centers...
Recognizing the signs of asbestosis
If workers in Missouri have been exposed to asbestos in their workplaces, for that reason they face many workplace injuries. This is a chronic lung disease that results in breathing problems due to tissue scarring, and it can cause discomfort, pain and suffering to...
What is the definition of an occupational disease?
Missouri workers like you may sometimes have to deal with working conditions that are less than ideal. However, sometimes a poor working condition can actually cause you detrimental health problems. In some cases, you may even end up suffering from an occupational...
How do undocumented workers deal with on-site injuries?
If you get injured on the job in Missouri, you are entitled to compensation in many cases. However, we at Mayer & Rosenberg, P.C., understand that as an undocumented worker, you may be too confused or frightened to look into compensation immediately. First of all,...