There’s no denying it, some workplaces are just plain hazardous. Every year, over 2.5 million work-related injuries and illnesses are reported. Typically, workplace injuries and illnesses are covered by the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance, but sometimes they are not. So can you sue your employer for a workplace injury? Workers’ Compensation Workers’ compensation is intended to protect employees who are injured at work and to protect employers from having to defend themselves against work-related injury lawsuits. Employees receive disbursements for medical costs for a workplace injury or illness without the costly alternative of suing their employers. Workers’ compensation is paid […]
