Legal Question in Workers Comp in California
injury on job
I injured myself on ill maintained equipment on the job-an attorney told me I could not sue my employer for pain and suffering.True? I'm in california
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Re: injury on job
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Re: injury on job
Under Calofronia Workers' Compenstion law there is a trade off; in return for the employer having to pay WC benefits for all injuries resulting from work, whether or not the employer is at fault, the workers gives up the right, with a few narrow exceptions, to be able to sue a negligent employer. So you can not collect both types of benefits from your employer. If you were working for someone else and at the job cite of a third party you got injured, you might be able to sue the owner of the job site. In WC, there is no award for pain and suffering.
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