Who Is Responsible When You Are Hurt On The Job?
As a NY / NJ construction worker, you are employed in a risky field. Construction accidents happen every single day in New York and New Jersey. And while you may be responsible for your own safety, when a construction accident happens, others can often be held responsible, too.
There are laws and regulations in place to protect construction workers while they are on the job site. In New Jersey, some of those laws come from the Division of Codes and Standards. On a national level, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration also dictates many regulations that workers and job sites must adhere to.
If your employer, the property manager, or any other company on the site is found to be in violation of these rules and regulations, they can be held responsible when an accident happens.
When you are hurt on a construction site, it can often be attributed to shortcuts, faulty equipment, or simple negligence. And when this happens, you shouldn’t be the one paying for the potentially catastrophic results.
A construction accident attorney will be able to help you look at your case and determine who is responsible for your injuries. It could be the property owner, site developers, contractors, vendors, or similar related companies.
Workers’ compensation can often help an injured worker while they are out of work, but workers’ compensation often doesn’t cover all of the costs of an accident. In addition to medical bills, you might have some lost wages that will not be reimbursed, not to mention the pain and suffering you are forced to cope with.
Workers’ compensation laws can actually protect your employer from further liability. But this doesn’t mean that someone else can’t be held responsible.
There are often multiple sources of compensation in a construction accident case. Multiple parties can be held responsible. Your compensation may come from more than one of these sources, depending on the facts of your case and how the accident happened.
The attorneys with Ginarte can assist you in determining who is to blame for your accident and what kind of compensation you might be entitled to.
Our construction injury attorneys have represented numerous injured construction workers in New York and New Jersey. We know what you are facing and are dedicated to assisting you whenever possible.
If you’ve been hurt on a NY / NJ construction site, contact our construction accident lawyers today. You could be eligible for compensation for your medical costs, your pain and suffering, the time you’ve missed from work, and more.
Call 888-GINARTE today to discuss the details of your case with one of our New York / New Jersey attorneys or use our online contact form.
