Workers’ Compensation Law
When an employer purchases workers’ compensation, he or she buys more than simple insurance; the reality is also that they are buying insurance against being sued by harmed or injured employees. Texas law protects subscribing employers from lawsuits because the Texas workers’ compensation law, except in very specific circumstances, prevents employees from suing their employers should they have been injured in an on-the-job accident or mishap. More about our “Workers Compensation Lawyers in San Antonio” here
Workers’ compensation is designed to compensate injured employees for medical expenses and lost wages while the injured employee is recovering or rehabilitating from the harm. Nevertheless, workman’s compensation insurance carriers should be viewed and understood as you would view any other business. The carriers exist to make money and increase profits, and many times they will do so at the expense of paying accident victims fair compensation. To save money or increase profitability, these insurance carriers will do what they can to deny or minimize injured workers’ claims and compensation. Each year, hundreds of Texans are denied their fair and rightful compensation for their injuries and losses. Find information on how to act after a “Work Accident Injury in San Antonio” here.
Though workers’ compensation protects employers from lawsuits, in many cases, filing a legal action is the only way injured workers have to receive their rightful and just compensation. If you’ve been injured in a worksite accident, a skilled and experienced workers’ compensation attorney from our Law Office can let you know if your situation allows you to take legal action against a negligent employer to secure your full and fair compensation.
An experienced attorney will use one of two exceptions to workers’ compensation law that permit legal actions to be filed for a worksite accident, mishap, or death, even though the employer subscribes to workers’ compensation. If gross negligence on the part of the employer results in an employee’s death, his family can file a wrongful death claim for the work-related accident.
Furthermore, it is entirely possible that the work-related mishap or fatality is a result of actions and negligence by third parties. In many cases, third parties such as shippers, trucking companies, contractors, vendors, parts manufacturers, suppliers, etc., may have partial or complete liability for an on-the-job accident. To successfully identify all the responsible parties for your pain and suffering requires the knowledge of an extremely experienced attorney. Our Law Office workers’ compensation attorneys have over twenty years of experience investigating and winning workplace personal injury and wrongful death claims, and they’ve mastered the art of identifying all responsible parties and holding them accountable for their carelessness, recklessness, and negligence.