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Do you have a work-related or job-related claim?

As a Personal Injury Attorney practicing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, I help people with workers’ compensation insurance issues.

In most states, any industrial, construction, or other work-related injuries that occurs while a worker is on the job should be handled as workers’ compensation claims. Generally you can not sue your employer for negligence, but there may be a third party that you can pursue such as the maker of faulty machinery or the owner of property.

Work injuries can be the result of:

• Accidents (e.g. falling off a roof).
• Repetitive trauma (e.g. typing or heavy lifting).
• Occupational exposure (e.g. inhaling fumes at a manufacturing plant).

Each state has different workers’ compensation laws, so it is important to speak with an attorney who knows about workers compensation insurance claims in your state.

Employees have the right to claim workers’ compensation benefits, just as they have the right to other benefits like health insurance or unemployment.

If you are injured at work, you should immediately seek medical treatment and advise your doctor that you were injured on the job.

Edward Bills, “The Lawyer Who Cares”