Workers' Compensation

Workers' compensation is a state-mandated insurance system that makes sure employees who suffer work-related illnesses or injuries receive compensation. Worker's compensation laws provide money to pay for medical bills and to replace lost wages. An injured employee is not required to prove fault on the part of the employee, the employer, a co-worker, a customer or someone else.

The tradeoff for receiving these guaranteed benefits is that the employee cannot sue the employer for negligence. Workers’ compensation hearings, if necessary, are normally administrative proceedings that take place in a separate court system. However, this does not preclude the bringing of a lawsuit against third parties who have accountability for the injury.

Each state has enacted its own peculiar rules regarding workers compensation and there is a lot of variance regarding the type of injuries that qualify as well as the amount of money and benefits. Because of that, it makes sense to contact a lawyer who specializes in this work to see what the benefit structure is in your state.

In addition to state laws, the Federal Employee's Compensation Act (FECA) provides workers' compensation benefits to Federal employees who sustain job-related injuries or illnesses. information provided by FreeAdvice ®

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