Every day workers get injured on the job. These injuries may be serious, permanent or even lead to death. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that 5,000 workers die each year from work-related injuries.
If you or a loved one is injured on the job, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits regardless of who is at fault. The law requires employers to buy insurance and to compensate employees in the event of work-related injuries.
Workers’ compensation benefits usually cover your medical expenses and a percentage (usually ½ to ⅔ ) of your wages while you are unable to work. In exchange for these guaranteed payments, you will not be able to sue your employer. You may, however, still sue any third party who may have negligently contributed to, or caused, your injury.
Common Workers’ Compensation Injuries:
- Back injuries from handling heavy loads
- Car accidents on the job
- Construction site accidents
- Exposure to toxic substances on the job
- Industrial and manufacturing accidents
- Repetitive motion injuries on assembly lines
- Unemployment benefits and appeals
Sokolove Law is a personal injury law firm with extensive experience across a broad range of personal injuries, including workplace injuries. Workplace injury lawsuits may result from damages inflicted by an industrial accident, on-the-job exposure to hazardous materials, work-related injuries, and denial of workers’ comp and military disability claims.
Recently, the lawyers at Sokolove Law were able to secure $804,000 for a workplace injury from a victim in New Hampshire. Another recent settlement of $480,000 was awarded to a Massachusetts resident suffering from a work-related injury.
Call now or submit the form for your free case review. You may be entitled to significant compensation, in addition to any workers’ compensation benefits.
