Workplace Accident Attorney

Beyond Workers' Compensation: Third-Party Claims

Workers' compensation generally provides medical benefits and partial wage replacement when you're injured at work — but it typically doesn't allow you to recover for pain and suffering, and wage benefits are usually limited to a fraction of your actual earnings. Workers' comp was also designed to protect employers from lawsuits, which means it may not provide adequate compensation for a serious or permanent injury.

When a third party — someone other than your employer — bears responsibility for your injury, you may be able to pursue a separate personal injury claim in addition to workers' compensation. Common examples include a defective piece of equipment manufactured by an outside company, a contractor's negligence on your job site, a driver who causes an accident while you're working, or a property owner's failure to maintain safe premises. These third-party claims can significantly increase the total compensation you receive.

Our in-house team or one of our trusted co-counsel firms will investigate your workplace accident to identify all potential third-party defendants, preserve critical evidence before it's lost, and pursue the recovery available under the law that applies to your case, working alongside your workers' compensation claim, not against it.

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