There are Instances When Staff Can Go Past Employee’ Compensation and Sue Employers for Accidents
MACON, GA, June 9, 2021 / 24-7PressRelease / – Attorney David Mann of Mann Law Firm announced today that workers injured on the job are typically covered by Georgia Worker Compensation Benefits, but in In some situations they can sue them their employer and receive additional compensation.
“Contrary to popular belief, if you or a loved one has been injured or someone was killed in a work-related incident, you may be able to sue your employer,” said David Mann, Georgia employee compensation and personal injury attorney and founder of Mann.
“While the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act gives workers injured at work or suffering illness an opportunity to receive lost wages and medical expenses related to the injury, a lawsuit can provide additional compensation.”
He advises that Georgia law requires that every employer with three or more employees purchase workers’ compensation insurance. However, employee compensation only provides a percentage of wages and may not be enough to meet the needs of an injured worker. In addition, for-profit employers and their insurers often try to reject claims or pay out as little as possible.
If you are entitled to, apply for, and accept employee compensation, you cannot sue your employer, even if his negligence caused the accident. However, there are certain situations when you can file a lawsuit for the injuries you suffered.
“While employee compensation can provide benefits for your medical care and loss of wages, a successful lawsuit can provide compensation, called compensation, for both compensation and punitive damages,” says Mann.
In Georgia, damages include both general and special damages. Special compensation is for property damage, such as medical and rehabilitative costs, lost income due to incapacity for work and property damage. General harm is for losses that have no particular dollar value, such as past and future pain and suffering.
If a workplace injury results in death, an unlawful death lawsuit may provide for survivors’ compensation, which may include compensation for the deceased’s potential lifetime income and loss of society.
In some rare cases, such as willful misconduct, malice or fraud, punitive damages can also be awarded. The purpose is to punish a defendant and prevent such behavior in the future.
The amount of compensation can vary widely depending on circumstances such as the severity and duration of the victim’s injuries as well as negligence, insurance coverage and available assets of the accused.
About the law firm Mann
David Mann believes that all clients deserve the full attention of their lawyers. His diverse legal career has included both representing plaintiffs and insurance defense, so he is well aware of how insurance companies work and how to negotiate a fair settlement. Mann law firm helps Macon, Georgia residents who have been injured at work get the benefits they deserve, whether through industrial injury insurance or a lawsuit for personal injury or wrongful death. If you’ve been injured at work or a family member is killed in an accident at work, contact the Mann law firm today.
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