Workplace Injuries & Workers Compensation: Protect Your Rights
Workplace injuries can happen on construction sites, in factories and even in office settings. Delivery truck drivers, employees who operate heavy machinery, and those whose jobs require repetitive motion are often at risk. At The Discount Law Firm, we offer experienced and strategic advocacy to protect the rights of our clients injured in workplace accidents.
We offer discount fees, not discounted services. You do not have to overpay to get the representation you deserve.
Call us at 312-386-7002 or contact us by e-mail to schedule a free consultation with an experienced workplace accidents attorney in Chicago, Illinois.
Workers' Compensation Claims
Most workers injured on the job are limited to workers' compensation benefits, unless negligence or other liability can be proved against a defendant other than the employer or a fellow employee. Workers' compensation is intended to be the exclusive remedy for what would otherwise be personal injury litigation between workers and the companies they work for. As your representatives, we will investigate your claim, collect all necessary documentation and aggressively pursue your interests.
We are experienced in workplace accident claims involving:
- Construction site workers: carpenters, plumbers, contractors, electricians
- Road/street-pavers
- Landscapers
- Heavy equipment operators
- Truck, machinery and delivery drivers
- Factory workers
- Repetitive stress injury
- Back injuries
- Wrongful death
Third-Party Claims in Workplace Injuries
In addition to workers' compensation benefits, you may also be able to pursue a third-party claim against a non-employer responsible for your injury. In cases where the accident was the fault of a property owner, an independent contractor, a delivery driver or an equipment manufacturer, a claim for personal injury damages can often be brought against a non-employer defendant at the same time that a workers' compensation claim is pending or even paying benefits.
In the construction industry, where workers employed by many different employers perform different specialized jobs at the same site, accident cases can usually be brought as personal injury claims, with or without a workers' compensation claim. Because personal injury damages are broader and potentially much greater than workers' comp damages, in most cases, it will normally be to the injured worker's advantage to file a personal injury lawsuit whenever the law allows it, and when the evidence indicates the liability of someone other than the employer.
If you or someone you care about has been injured, contact an injury lawyer at The Discount Law Firm in Chicago, Illinois, by calling 312-386-7002.
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