If the employer and employee or his dependents do not agree in regard to compensation payable under this chapter, either party may make application in a manner determined by the division for a hearing in regard to the matters at issue and for a ruling thereon, except that no application for a hearing shall be considered until fourteen days after the receipt by the division of the report of accident required under section 287.380. The fourteen-day waiting period is not applicable to applications for hardship hearings. After the application has been received, the division shall set a date for a hearing, which shall be held as soon as practicable, and shall notify the interested parties of the time and place of the hearing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.450
Failure to agree on compensation — division to hold hearings
Known as the The Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 287–287 (172 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Arledge v. Progressive Tire Distribution (1996)
Most recently applied in Arledge v. Progressive Tire Distribution (April 1996)
Effective: 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories; (RSMo 1939 § 3728, A.L. 1947 V
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.