Construction Accidents
If you are injured in a construction accident, then a particular participant in the construction process, such as the architect, may be liable for the injuries you’ve suffered. This is dependent upon the legal duty that person owes you. Employers can be held liable, and are liable, for injuries suffered by workers on their employer’s construction site. Similarly, bystanders who are injured in construction accidents may recover damages from the person or persons at fault. If you’ve been injured in a construction accident, you should contact a lawyer or construction accident attorney.
Workers’ compensation laws do vary from state to state, but employees are entitled to workers’ compensation for costs connected to both short or long-term injuries, for total or partial loss of a body part; physical therapy costs; and vocational training for an injured employee — even to perform other forms of work if the injury prevents the return to their employment role. Many worker compensation plans include benefits payable the workers dependents when the employee is killed in the line of work.
Employers have been known to challenge workers’ compensation claims. In most states these cases are not heard in trial courts but in designated administrative agencies. Often an administrative law judge is called upon to determine if an employee is entitled to receive workers’ compensation. Be aware that it is illegal to falsely claim workers’ compensation benefits.
Other Remedies
Workers can be limited by law from receiving workers’ compensation for their injuries, but workers can also recover damages from those who are partially or totally at fault for their injuries, based upon theories of negligence and product liability. When a worker is hurt due to factors other than job safety, such as defective tools or equipment, then the injured may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit against the manufacturers. Those responsible can be held liable for damages, medical bills, loss of wages, pain, and suffering.
If you’ve been injured in a construction accident, you should contact a lawyer or construction accident attorney.
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