Workplace Injury

When you do not know which claim it is

This is the page for that search. A fall at work may be workers’ compensation. The same fall may also be a claim against the building owner or another contractor. A driver hurt in a crash on a delivery may have a compensation claim and a claim against the other driver. A temp worker searches who the employer even is.

Describe the job, who was hurt, and the injury. Say whether a compensation claim has been opened. The desk uses that to refer it to the right kind of lawyer instead of guessing.

What not to decide alone

Signing a paper from the employer’s insurer before you know which claim you have is the step people regret. Send the facts first.

Nothing on this page is a prediction of what a case is worth, and it is not legal advice. A message asks the desk to review the facts and refer them.

What to send

An injury at work when it is not clear whether it is a compensation claim, a negligence claim, or both. Describe the job and the injury.

The useful first facts are the place, the date, the court if there is one, and what happened. Records can wait until a lawyer asks for them.

How a referral works

A message asks the desk to read the facts and refer them to a lawyer who handles this work. It does not hire that lawyer, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.

The lawyer who receives the introduction decides whether to take the matter and talks with you about deadlines and fees.

Related work cases

• Employment — Firing, wages, and discrimination
• Workers Compensation — Injury on the job