Workers’ Compensation is an insurance program that pays medical and disability benefits for work-related injuries and diseases. It is a “no fault” system which means that it covers employees for loss of salary and medical benefits for an injury or illness while they were at work, and does not matter if they or the employer were negligent.

The benefits which will be payable depend on the nature and severity of the injury but may include medical expenses and disability payments. The latter depend on state law and also the policy of the individual employer. You should receive a percentage of your salary or wage while you are off work.

Those employees who have Workers’ Compensation, however, cannot claim damages for pain and suffering, nor can they sue their employer for negligence. The advantage of Workers’ Compensation is that there is no need to wait to file a lawsuit but the benefits can be significantly less if the employer was indeed negligent and the accident or injury is severe.

To learn more about your rights and potential compensation after a work-related accident, please call the Cumberland work accident attorneys of Dolina Hobbs, LLC, at (301) 739-1013 or contact us online today.

Every day in the workplace there are many near misses and accidents are narrowly avoided. Even though no one is injured all near misses should be reported as although an accident was avoided this time, next time might not be as lucky.

However, it is not easy to implement a near miss reporting system as many employees don’t want to report them in case they will be blamed for doing something wrong or not following laid down procedures. Employees should be made aware that they will not be punished for reporting a near miss.

Another problem with making sure that all near misses are reported is that some employees will doubt it was a serious enough situation to be reported but things which are swept under the carpet and thought as not major enough to be reported could in fact one day cause a serious accident so a clear definition of what is a near miss should be communicated to all employees and they should be encouraged to report them.

To learn more about your rights and potential compensation after a work-related accident, please call the Cumberland work accident attorneys of Dolina Hobbs, LLC, at (301) 739-1013 or contact us online today.