Workers’ compensation
With two New York State Certified Workers’ Compensation Representatives, Faraci Lange can provide you with experienced representatives in any court or before the Workers’ Compensation Board to assure that you recover all of the compensation available.
In addition to having more lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in America than any personal injury law firm in New York State, Faraci Lange can also handle your related Workers’ Compensation Claims.
When is your remedy limited to Workers’ Compensation only?
In most instances, when you are injured on the job your only remedy is to bring a workers’ compensation claim. Under this law you do not have to prove that anyone was at fault for your injury. In fact, even if you are at fault when injured on the job, you can still file a workers’ compensation claim. In some instances, such as when you are injured on a commercial construction project, you may have both a workers’ compensation claim and a tort lawsuit against the owner or general contractor of the project. For more information on this type of claim see the Construction Accidents section of this website.
What should you do if you are injured on the job?
If you are injured on the job, you should seek medical attention immediately, document the work-related accident and call an experienced law firm as soon as possible. Insurance companies rarely appear before the Workers’ Compensation Board without legal representation, and employees deserve to have an expert representing their claims as well. Workers’ compensation laws are complex, but judicial hearings often last only a few minutes. For that reason, the process can be intimidating for anyone not familiar with the system.
Faraci Lange’s experienced and caring representatives will make help take some of the mystery out of the system and will assure that you get the compensation you deserve under the law.
