While workplaces today are considerably safer than in the past due to safety reforms and innovations in technology and equipment, construction sites can still be dangerous places. People working on or passing through construction sites can be at risk of suffering devastating injuries in serious accidents.
If you or your loved one sustained harm while on a construction site, a knowledgeable Charlotte construction accidents lawyer might be able to offer you valuable assistance. The workers’ compensation attorneys from your hometown legal team at The Downer Law Firm could help you seek compensation for your injuries from all potentially available sources.
If you were working on a construction site when you suffered your injuries, you would most likely be eligible to collect your rightful workers’ compensation benefits under your employer’s plan. Workers’ compensation is a system of insurance that protects employees who sustain harm while on-the-job or as a result of their workplace duties. North Carolina requires almost all employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance to protect injured workers.
Fortunately, workers’ compensation benefits are no-fault, which means that you do not need to prove that your employer did anything wrong to cause your injury. You just need to establish that you were an employee and you suffered harm while completing your job duties. Under North Carolina law, in most cases, you can still collect workers’ compensation benefits even if your own negligent actions contributed to your injuries.
Workers’ compensation benefits for a construction accident would entitle you to coverage of your medical expenses and a portion of your lost wages for the period your injuries prevent you from working. Depending on the exact details of your injuries, you might also be eligible to collect disability benefits or educational training benefits. If you lost your loved one in a construction site accident, your family could also pursue wrongful death benefits.
Our hardworking hometown Charlotte legal team could help you follow the correct procedural protocol to gain access to all your rightful workers’ compensation benefits after your construction accident.
In addition to pursuing recovery of workers’ compensation benefits after a construction accident, our dedicated Charlotte legal team might also be able to help you pursue a civil lawsuit for compensation. Although workers’ compensation benefits are exclusive, which means you cannot sue your employer in civil court, you might be able to sue someone else whose actions played a role in causing your construction site accident, such as:
Unlike with workers’ compensation benefits, to be successful in your third-party lawsuit, you must prove fault. Our determined attorneys could perform an in-depth investigation to determine precisely what went wrong and use that evidence to establish the liability of the responsible parties.
In your third-party civil lawsuit, you could pursue recovery of your medical costs and lost wages. You could also pursue recovery of your non-economic losses, such as pain and suffering, mental anguish, and decreased enjoyment of life. Our attorneys could fiercely advocate for a full recovery on your behalf.
After suffering harm in a construction accident, you need to know where to turn to get the financial and legal assistance you need. Our legal team does not get paid unless you do, and we are committed to securing your benefits or compensation. Call a Charlotte construction accidents lawyer at The Downer Law Firm. We care about helping people in our community.
