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Workers' Compensation

Did you know that workers' compensation laws were originally passed for the protection of the employer? It's true. Employers were being sued by employees for unsafe working conditions and co-employees were suing each other for negligence. The money damages were too great for employers so they sought protection from their lawmakers.

As a result, workers' compensation was created with the idea that everyone would recover some amount for injuries in the workplace but the amount of recovery would be controlled. Thus, workers' compensation laws put in place caps on employer liability and provided injured workers immediate - yet reduced - benefits and eliminated the need to prove negligence or fault.

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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question: I hurt myself before in the same location. How does that affect me?

If you would like to schedule a initial consultation contact an Kansas workers' compensation attorney, representing clients in Shawnee at McCullough, Wareheim & LaBunker, P.A. Give us a call at (785) 233-2362 or complete our inquiry form.

Answer

For accidents that occur on or after May 15, 2011, the law concerning an aggravation of a preexisting injury has changed. The new accident must be the prevailing factor in causing the injury, medical condition and disability. The prevailing factor means the primary factor or most important factor. Since this is a new law, it may take several years to know exactly what this provision really means. If your employer refuses to accept your accident because it is not the prevailing factor, be sure to immediately consult an attorney.

On behalf of McCULLOUGH, WAREHEIM & LaBUNKER, P.A. we hope this material will be of benefit to you in answering your questions relative to work-related injuries. This material is a part of an ongoing commitment by McCULLOUGH, WAREHEIM & LaBUNKER, P.A. to unions, their members, and injured workers in the State of Kansas.Contact one of our Kansas work injury lawyers representing clients in Shawnee, Kansas (and throughout the State of Kansas) today to schedule your initial consultation.

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Our office is a block south of the Topeka Workforce Center on SW Topeka Blvd.

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1507 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66612 Phone (785) 233-2362 Fax (785) 233-0430

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