Generally, there are three situations where the survivor of an eligible employee may be entitled to death or survivor benefits under Arkansas’ Workers Compensation laws. The most obvious is when an employee dies as a direct result of a workplace or work-related injury. Survivors may also be entitled to death benefits when the employee’s death is unrelated to his or her employment. Learn more about workers compensation survivor Benefits in Arkansas in this presentation.
Wes Cottrell earned his B.A. from Pittsburg State University in 1981 and his J.D. from the Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas in 1985. He was admitted to practice law in Kansas in 1986, in Missouri in 1987, in Arkansas in 1989, and Oklahoma in 1993. He is licensed to practice law in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, eastern Arkansas, western Arkansas, and western Missouri. He was Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Crawford County, Kansas from 1987-1989.