Workers' Compensation Assistance for Northland Workers

Workplace injuries can happen in any kind of work environment. In Kansas City’s Northland, many residents work in jobs that are at higher-than-average risk for work injuries. For example, the Ford Plant in Claycomo, south of Liberty, employs thousands of people to assemble cars and trucks. This assembly plant is modernized with robotic equipment. Nonetheless, the nature of an assembly line means that there is a great deal of repetitive motion, which can lead to injuries over time to shoulders, arms, wrists and hands. Also, injuries are bound to happen anytime heavy, sharp, hot or fast-moving tools or parts are involved.

Other noteworthy employers in the Northland are North Kansas City Hospital, Worlds of Fun, Cook Composites and Polymers, lots of logistics and transportation companies, Accent Controls, various car and truck part supplies, healthcare providers, MacDon Farm Equipment, Argosy Casino, CVS Distribution Center, aviation companies, Multivac, McCormick Distilling, Schenck Process, and Weber Manufacturing.

Kansas City’s Northland is made up of several cities and towns, including cities like Kansas City, North Kansas City, Liberty, Parkville, Riverside Platte City and Gladstone, and towns like Smithville, Weatherby Lake, and Pleasant Valley. It also includes parts of Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties. Edelman & Thompson’s on North Oak Trafficway is a convenient place to meet for Northlanders.

Wherever you work, and whether it was your fault, someone else’s fault or nobody’s fault, if you were injured, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits if your employer has five or more employees.

The sooner you file your workers’ compensation claim, the better. Also, the sooner you call a workers’ compensation attorney for a free consultation (816-561-3400), the better. You may not end up needing an attorney, but a workers’ compensation attorney can explain all your rights and what benefits you should expect. Don’t rely solely on your employer for this information. It’s to your employer’s benefit to keep you in the dark about some things.

Another resource you should check out is the Division of Workers’ Compensation in the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR). If your accident happened in Kansas, visit  The Division of Workers’ Compensation in the Department of Labor.

Having a work comp lawyer represent you is not expensive. Not having one… is. The insurance industry’s own studies have concluded that injury claims represented by an attorney fetched settlement amounts that were more than three times as much, on average, as injury claims without an attorney, even after attorney expenses were deducted. Work comp attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, which means they only get paid out of the settlement they help you achieve. It’s in their interest to make sure the settlement is large enough to meet or exceed your needs and to make it worth their while.

Get an attorney who has a great deal of experience in workers’ compensation claims. We know it sounds odd, but an inexperienced lawyer will cost you more than an experienced one.

Learn more about workers’ compensation claims and how they work.