Yes. Under Missouri law, a workers’ compensation retaliation claim is independent of whether your underlying benefits claim succeeded. What matters is that you exercised a protected right — and that your employer punished you for it. If you have questions about your situation, speaking with a Kansas City workers’ compensation retaliation attorney

Potentially, yes. Employers routinely cite performance to justify terminations that are actually driven by a workers’ compensation claim or injury report. Under Missouri law, a pretextual performance rationale does not shield an employer from liability under § 287.780. The question is whether the stated reason is credible — and whether the evidence