Some days at work may not be pleasant, but they should never end in a visit to the emergency room. If you were seriously injured at the workplace, you may be facing weeks or even months of lost wages and massive medical bills. You shouldn\u2019t have to face these difficulties on your own. A Beaumont work injury lawyer from Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law will help you determine your legal options after an injury in the workplace.<\/p>
If you suffer an injury while you are working, you have suffered a workplace injury. But that definition is too simple to understand exactly when you can and can\u2019t file a workplace injury claim. The following situations typically count as workplace injuries.<\/p>\n
Just because you aren\u2019t at the office, that doesn\u2019t mean you aren\u2019t working. For example, if you are performing tech support for a cable company, you would be considered in the workplace even if you were at a customer\u2019s home installing cable or resolving a tech problem. As a general rule, if you are getting paid while performing work, a work injury attorney in Beaumont can help you get compensation for an injury.<\/p>\n
This primarily affects individuals who perform deliveries or drive company vehicles as part of their job. Traveling between worksites counts as performing a work duty because you are paid for that time. While liability in a car accident<\/a> in Texas is usually assigned based on fault, that doesn\u2019t remove the liability your employer has toward you if you are injured in this fashion. A Beaumont work injury lawyer at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law can help you work through the complicated regulations in this type of situation.<\/p>\n This situation is even more complicated. But typically, if you take a trip for work, your workplace may be liable for injuries you suffer during that trip, even if you aren\u2019t \u201con the clock\u201d at the time you are injured. Effectively, you are considered to be working even while traveling to and from another location and while you are doing things on your own time (like eating or working out at the hotel gym). If you are injured while on a work trip, contact a Beaumont work injury lawyer immediately.<\/p>\n Some situations may be unclear. For example, imagine you have arrived at work but haven\u2019t clocked in yet, and you are injured while walking to your office. Even though you aren\u2019t yet on the clock, you are at the workplace and doing something necessary to perform your job. In this situation, your injury would typically count as a work-related injury. Similarly, even if you are on an unpaid break, if you slip on a spill in the break room, that would usually be counted as a work-related accident. Beaumont work injury lawyers at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law will investigate the circumstances of your accident and determine whether you have a legitimate workplace injury claim.<\/p>\n It is just as important to understand when a Beaumont work injury lawyer can\u2019t help.<\/p>\n Your commute to and from work typically does not count as a workplace injury. This may even be true if you are driving a work vehicle. Similarly, if you are injured while in the parking lot of your workplace, that likely would not count as a workplace injury. Your workplace might be liable based on premises liability laws, especially if the injury was due to a lack of maintenance. A work injury lawyer in Beaumont from Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law can help you determine whether circumstances warrant a work injury claim.<\/p>\n There are other reasons that employees might visit their workplace, even when they aren\u2019t on the clock. For example, you might go to work to pick up a check in person or to grab your jacket if you accidentally left it in the office. If you somehow got injured while doing these things, that injury wouldn\u2019t count as a workplace injury.<\/p>\n An injury at the workplace shouldn\u2019t put you in financial straits. If you were hurt at work, contact a work injury attorney from Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law at (713) 973-8888 or toll-free 1 (800) 444-5000 to learn about how you can get compensated for your injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When you are injured at the workplace, your employer is typically liable for the injuries. There are several types of damages you can receive, depending on the circumstances of your injuries.<\/p>\n These damages reflect costs and expenses associated with the injury you suffered. For example, if your injury prevents you from working for three weeks, you can get compensation for three weeks of lost wages. Economic wages need to be documented and can never exceed the actual costs or losses that you incurred or can be reasonably expected to incur.<\/p>\n This reflects pain and suffering. Assume that you suffered a spinal cord injury<\/a> that kept you out of work for a year and required several surgeries to correct. Even if you receive enough money to pay all your medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses, that doesn\u2019t compensate you for the intense pain that you suffered during that time. Our Beaumont work injury lawyers will also petition to get you compensation for that pain. The value of this compensation can\u2019t be documented, but there are well-defined formulas for calculating a fair value of your suffering.<\/p>\n Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law is a law firm that has been serving Texas clients for almost 40 years. Terry Bryant opened this law firm because he believed in helping people who have been seriously injured. While the firm has grown, that devotion to helping Texans hasn\u2019t changed. The only difference between now and 1985 is that we now have several lawyers working as a team to help people recover from their injuries.<\/p>\n Our team of personal injury attorneys with experience in Beaumont, Jefferson County, and neighboring areas of the Golden Triangle has an exceptional record of success. We have litigated cases of all sizes and never back down from large corporations or insurance companies. Our attorneys have had numerous successes both in the courtroom and at the negotiating table, winning verdicts and settlements worth millions of dollars for our work injury clients. Your case may not be worth that much, but you can be certain that when you hire our team to represent you, we will fight to get you as much money as the law allows.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve recovered over $1 billion for clients in nearly 40 years of helping injured Texans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Workplace injuries can result in a lot of complicated issues. You want to get whatever compensation you are eligible for, but you also want to stay on the good side of your employer. In a situation like that, you likely have lots of questions. We try to answer as many of those questions as possible before you even contact us.<\/p>\n How long do you have to file a work injury lawsuit?<\/strong><\/p>\nWork Trips<\/h3>\n
Unpaid Time While at the Workplace<\/h3>\n
What Doesn\u2019t Count as a Workplace Injury<\/h2>\n
Travel to and From Work<\/h3>\n
Other Reasons for Being in the Workplace<\/h3>\n
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Damages You Can Receive<\/h2>\n
The Value of Your Workplace Injury Claim<\/h3>\n
Economic Damages<\/h3>\n
Non-Economic Damages<\/h3>\n
Why Choose Us?<\/h2>\n
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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n