Getting hurt on the job can be overwhelming, both physically and financially. While Pennsylvania and New Jersey workers’ compensation systems provide some benefits after a workplace injury, they don’t tell the whole story. When someone other than your employer, such as a contractor, equipment manufacturer, property owner, or another driver, contributed to your injury, you may have an additional claim that workers’ compensation alone doesn’t cover. The work injury lawyers at Wieand Parker Arreola, PLLC, help injured workers understand every avenue of recovery available to them.
Workers’ compensation is generally a no-fault system: it can provide medical coverage and partial wage replacement regardless of who caused your injury, but in exchange, employees typically cannot sue their own employer for additional damages such as pain and suffering. However, if a party other than your employer was responsible for your injury, a separate personal injury claim against that third party may still be available, and it can provide compensation that workers’ compensation does not, including full lost wages and compensation for pain and suffering.
Many injured workers assume workers’ compensation is their only option and never learn whether a third party bears some responsibility for what happened to them. An experienced work injury attorney can review the circumstances of your accident, identify every potentially liable party, and pursue all of the compensation you’re entitled to, without jeopardizing your workers’ compensation benefits.
If you were hurt on the job in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, let us help you understand your full range of options. Call Wieand Parker Arreola, PLLC, at (215) 666-7777 or contact us online for a free consultation.
