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Work Accidents
If a person is injured at work, the injured person may be entitled to “Workers’ Compensation” benefits. The workers’ compensation laws provide certain benefits including lost wages and medical care to employees injured on the job. These benefits are outlined in the Workers’ Compensation Statute. Workers’ Compensation benefits apply if the person is hurt in the course and scope of their employment.
However, if a person is injured at work, due to the negligence of a third party, not the employer or an employee, the injured person can, in addition to the workers’ compensation benefits, proceed against the at fault individual as a separate and distinct action.
For example, a person could be employed as a delivery driver for a company. If that delivery driver is injured in an automobile accident while delivering for the employer, they may be able to obtain workers’ compensation benefits from their employer, as the person was injured while in the course and scope of their employment. Along with the Workers’ Compensation benefits, the injured person can also pursue a liability claim against the driver of the vehicle that struck the delivery person.
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