The objective of workers’ compensation is to support the injured worker until he or she has recovered and can return to work. Most individuals do recover and return to work, at which time the benefits end. Some workers return to their jobs with permanent impairments as a result of their…
Kentucky law allows you to seek payment for property damage that occurs in a car crash caused by another motorist. Typically, this is compensation for the cost of repairing or replacing your motor vehicle. But you may also seek reimbursement for other property losses, such as items in the car…
American auto buyers love pickup trucks. Full-sized pickups are especially popular, outselling both compact and midsize trucks and accounting for 79 percent of the pickup truck market. These large vehicles make up roughly 20 percent of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. Unfortunately, the large size of many newer…
As scary and frustrating as any car accident may be, being injured by a hit and run driver is even worse. The hit and-run accident victim may feel as if he or she has nowhere to turn. Car accidents in which the driver leaves the accident scene with the intent…
Clay County Off-Road, a non-profit group of all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts, has organized the 1st Annual Elk Mountain Fall Festival to be held Oct. 22-23 at the Clay-Leslie Industrial Park. The goal of the group is to develop more off-road riding opportunities to attract more tourists to the Clay County area….
Attorney McKinnley Morgan has had the unique opportunity of serving as chairman of the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law Workers Compensation Institute for a number of years including the 23rd annual Workers Compensation Institute conference held in May. A founding partner of Morgan, Collins, Yeast & Salyer, McKinnley…
The law firm of Morgan, Collins, Yeast & Salyer is pleased to announce that partners Roy Collins and Kyle R. Salyer have been selected to the 2022 Kentucky Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers is a legal rating service that recognizes attorneys who have attained a high degree of professional achievement…
If you have just started a new job, you may not yet understand the full range of benefits your employer provides. But in Kentucky, one thing you can generally count on is that you are covered by workers’ compensation insurance. Most employers in Kentucky are required to provide workers’ compensation…
Everyone experiences some physical changes as a result of natural aging. But the strenuous physical demands of some jobs can cause workers to experience greater than expected degenerative changes, leading to the need for joint replacement, spinal fusions or other medical procedures. A Kentucky worker who requires a knee or…
Falls are a common form of injury. The National Safety Council says more than 8 million people were treated in emergency rooms for fall-related injuries in 2019, and 39,443 people died in falls at home and at work. The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) says 303 people in…
