Workplace Injuries Questions & Answers
Straight answers to what people ask most. These hold wherever you were hurt — for the deadlines and rules that depend on your state, choose your state below.
Can I Sue Beyond Workers’ Comp?
Often, yes — and it is one of the most important things an injured worker can understand. Workers' compensation is a no-fault claim against your own employer. It typically covers medical care and a portion of your lost wages, but it does not compensate you for pain and suffering or your full losses, and it is limited to your employer.
Read the answer →How Does the Workers’ Comp Lien Work?
It is a fair concern: if workers' comp already paid your medical bills and some wages, and you then recover from a third party, does comp get its money back? Often, in part — through what is called a comp lien. The comp insurer may seek reimbursement out of a third-party recovery for what it paid you, so the same losses are not paid twice.
Read the answer →How Much Does a Workplace Injury Lawyer Cost?
We handle third-party workplace injury claims on a contingency basis for the cases we take, which means there is no fee unless we recover for you. The fee is a percentage of the recovery, and if there is no recovery, you do not owe an attorney fee.
Read the answer →Questions about the law in your state?
Filing deadlines, fault rules, and limits on damages differ by state. Choose where you were hurt for answers under that state's law.
General information, not legal advice. Every situation is different, and the law differs by state.