Railroad Workers Have Rights to settle with, or sue, their Employers, Unlike Most US Workers

by James Lewis

JIm is a Virginia injury attorney who handles car accidents, medical malpractice, FELA, wrongful death, etc.

11/17/2008
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Railroad Workers Have Rights to settle with, or sue, their Employers, Unlike Most US Workers

Did you know that the nation's railroad workers are not covered by worker's compensation, but instead can settle with, or sue their employers for injuries or diseases that are occupational? Railroad workers fall under a special federal law enacted in the early 1900's called the Federal Employers Liability Act which is vastly different than workers compensation because a worker can sue their own employer, get a jury trial, and there is no cap or celing on what a jury may award. Congress passed this law because railroading was arguably the most dangerous US occupation in the early 1900's, and remains dangerous to this day. Our law firm ( www.HSInjurylaw.com ) handles these types of cases, and for answers click here for our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).

Category: Railroad Injury/FELA

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have handled hundreds of Federal Employers' Liability Act claims for railroad workers hurt or made ill while doing their rail jobs. We also have represented many people injured in train accidents. Please take a few moments to review our railroad injury case results. Our primary offices are in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia if you've been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness.

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We would like to send you one of our free reports about railroad injury and FELA cases, including Dos & Don'ts When Injured at a Railroad: Your FELA Rights and What Railroad Claim Agents Agents Won't Tell You (But You Must Know).

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