If you’re wondering how much you can receive for a work accident, our lawyers can guide you on how to maximize compensation for your injuries.
How much money you can get for a work accident is a question we are often asked when clients hire us.
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When you suffered a workplace injury, it does not matter if you are a legal or illegal immigrant or if you were born in the middle of Long Island. You are entitled to compensation for your injuries.
Work Accidents’ Compensation in New York
In the state of New York, if your employer provides workers compensation insurance, then you are not able to sue them for any accidents that take place during your employment.
But there are exceptions, especially if you work in construction. Our accident attorneys can assess whether we could file a case against someone else liable for your injuries.
➡️ Beware! This happens more often than you think.
✅ By way of example, if you drive for a living and are injured while driving for your employer, then we could file
- a workers compensation claim, and;
- a claim against the other driver(s) responsible for your accident.
A good personal injury attorney that specializes in work-related injuries will be able to get you:
Payment for your medical bills and lost wages from your employer’s workers compensation coverage. These would be paid as your medical treatment continues.
Compensation for your pain and suffering from the responsible driver’s insurance company. This is usually evaluated at the end of your treatment.
Read Elías’ story—an undocumented construction worker injured on the job. With the help of our lawyers, he received nine times the amount initially offered by the insurance company.
How Much Money Can I Get For A Work-Related Injury in New York?
In New York, the amount of a work accident claim depends on several factors. Namely:
- The work injury itself,
- Who caused it,
- The severity of your injuries,
- The level of medical care needed to reach your Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)
- The amount of your lost wages, salary or income,
- If you are able to file a lawsuit against a third party or if you are only entitled to receive workers comp benefits,
- The impact of the injury on the victim’s life,
- The impact of the injury on the victim’s family life,
- As well as the expertise and skill of the work accident lawyer you hire
How to Maximize Your Work Accident Compensation
✅ A workers’ comp lawyer will only seek to obtain the benefits of the worker’s insurance.
✅ A New York lawyer that specializes in construction & work-related injuries, will tell you if it is possible to go after a third party. And how much more money you could receive for the work accident.
Call us today. We’ll analyze your case for free.
Why Choose Liga De Justicia Injury Lawyers?
Liga De Justicia Injury Lawyers have been advocating for injured workers for more than thirty years. We have helped thousands of people obtain compensation and/or benefits from workers’ comp. We know how the system works and how insurance companies work.
We will sit down with you in a no cost, no-obligation consultation session to discuss your situation. Call us today and schedule your appointment. We’d love to show you what we can do for you.
Accident at Work or at a Construction Site: Value by Type of Injury
We serve Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island, Central Islip & New York. Personal Injury lawyers.
How Much Can I Get for a Work Accident with Catastrophic Injuries?
In the state of New York, you can sue your “jefe” if the injuries are catastrophic (like losing a limb, brain damage, etc) and if the responsible driver has minimal insurance coverage and no assets.
Let’s continue with the same example where you get into a car accident while driving for your boss.
We would provide the responsible driver’s insurance carrier with the records of your initial medical treatment (which would likely be from a hospital) and demand that they offer their entire policy in settlement of the case.
Even before you have completed your medical treatment for the accident.
We are usually able to establish insurance coverage for motor vehicle accidents early on. This enables us to filter out the cases that fit this scenario and get quick compensation for our clients.
However, we like to go one step further. We verify if you have insurance coverage of your own to supplement the insurance coverage for the at-fault driver.
This type of coverage is called Supplemental Uninsured/Underinsured coverage (SUM). It only pays once we have recovered the full amount of the at-fault driver’s insurance coverage.
SUM enables us to access another potential source of compensation for you as our client.
If you’re wondering how much you can receive for a work accident, our lawyers can guide you on how to maximize compensation for your injuries.
How Much is a Work Accident Caused by Dangerous Conditions Worth?
Injured on the job due to a hazardous condition and wondering how much money you could receive?
A second type of work-related accident involves an employee injured because of a dangerous condition at the place of business. Again, in this scenario, if the employer carries workers compensation insurance, then we could not sue the employer directly. Although the workers compensation benefits would pay for medical bills and lost pay as the case continues.
- Entérate de cómo funciona el seguro de compensación al trabajador, cuanto paga y quién califica.
As your attorneys, we would investigate the cause of the accident and make a claim against anyone potentially responsible.
What is a Construction Accident Worth?
Our office has a high volume of cases involving people injured at construction sites. Since many of these workers are on scaffolds or working with dangerous equipment, the types of injuries they sustain are usually quite serious, and can prevent them from returning back to work. Sometimes, they end up disabled or partially disabled and are never able to return to work.
Similar to the two examples above, workers’ comp would pay the medical bills and lost wages as treatment progresses.
However, workers insurance doesn’t cover pain and suffering, or the loss of retirement benefits and other benefits to which workers in the construction industry are often entitled.
Fortunately, the law with regard to construction site accidents is unique. It provides that an injured party can potentially recover compensation for pain and suffering, as well as lost income and benefits from an owner, a general contractor, or potentially any of the subcontractors on site, depending on their role at the location.
✅ Our attorneys specialize in these types of cases.
If the serious nature of your injuries, combined with the potential for long-term consequences like permanent disability, or the necessity of long-term medical treatment, prevents us from giving you an answer to how much you can get for your work accident, we can still give you a good idea of its worth.
For these types of cases, assessing the value of the injuries can happen many months after the accident, when your medical providers can provide their opinion as to your medical prognosis and whether you will be able to return to work.
➡️ Check out some of the results we have brought to our clients
These are just a few of the types of cases our office handles. Every case is unique, and so is our response to the question “How Much Can I Get For a Work-Related Accident”.
Call Liga De Justicia Injury Lawyers, Your Lawyers To The Rescue
Documented or not, you have rights. Our personal injury attorneys have represented work accident victims for over 36 years recovering more than $700 million for them.
➡️ Don’t fight the insurance company alone or let medical bills pile up.
Liga De Justicia is a law firm that specializes in work and construction accidents. We have offices in NYC, Queens and Long Island dedicated to serving the New York Latino community.
Unlike many accident lawyers, we limit the number of cases we accept in order to provide with a personalized experience and the best results. Therefore, if we take your case, you can be certain that we will dedicate our resources to fighting for you.
