What compensation am I entitled for if I hurt myself while working?

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I slipped and fell outside in the parking lot at work now due to my injuries I received because of the fall I am unable to work am I entitled to some kind of compensation?

Kevin Habberfield · Answer

Worker's compensation. Fill out the forms with your employer.

Michael Heilmann · Answer

Yes. Compensation is dependent on the injury.

Jeffery Robinette · Answer

Because you fell at work, you are entitled to workers compensation coverage from your employer.   You should turn in this claim to your employer if you haven't done so already.    Your employer is immune from common law claims of negligence, if that was the  case.    If the fall was due to deliberate intention, then the employer may be responsible for other damages as well.   Although, in most cases of simple falls, workers compensation coverage is the only coverage that is avaliable to an injured worker.

Stephen Lombardi · Answer

You are covered under the workers' compensation laws and those who protect   people from defects on property that cause injury.

Steven A. Schwartz · Answer

You may be entitled to worker's compensation benefits which are paid to you if you are unable to make the money you were making before the accident, as well as medical benefits.

Steven D. Dunnings · Answer

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Bernard Huff · Answer

You should contact the Indiana Worker's Compensation Commission to see if you  can file a claim to seek compensation for your work-related injury.

Andrew Velonis · Answer

Worker's comp covers medical expenses and time out of work. You cannot sue your employer for negligence. If you have a permanent injury, you may be able to get a "schedule award" which is based on a formula depending on the extent of your disability

Ronald Lowry · Answer

If it happened while you were on the job you should be able to get workers' compensation. The employers often dispute those claims, however. Most people need to get a workers' comp lawyer to be successful.

Ernest Lee · Answer

Since you were outside the workplace, worker's compensation, may not be available. I would try to file a worker's comp claim first. If it does work you may have to sue the owner/possessor-lessor of the lot as the responsible party for any unreasonable danger or condition causing you to fall. If it was your fault you fell, you are out of luck unless you are able to file a worker's comp claim because in WC claims fault is not an issue.

Maurice Abarr · Answer

If it was the employer's parking lot and you were leaving or arriving at work, you are probably entitled to Temporary Disability benefits while recovering from the injury if you are unable to work due to the injury and, if you have less than a full recovery from the injury, some permanent partial disability benefits.

Arkady Itkin · Answer

This is a workers compensation issue. You should a workers comp claim form from your employer, fill it out and submit it. Then, you will be referred for evaluation of the extent of your injury. That should determine the amount of the compensation you should be receiving. You should also consider consulting a workers comp attorney in your area, especially if your claim is rejected or denied.

Ronald A. Steinberg · Answer

It depends on the relationship between your being in the parking lot, and your job.  It may be a workers compensation case against your employer.  If the employer is leasing space from someone else, you may be able to make a claim against the owner of the parking lot.  Whether or not you will win the case against the property owner is going to depend on whether the owner knew, or reasonably should have know of the defect of the property,  if knowing of the problem, whether or not the owner had enough time to fix it before you came on the scene, and  whether or not you could have seen the problem before you slipped and fell, because regardless of the answers to 1) and 2) above, if you could have seen it, then you could have avoided it, and so it would be considered your fault.  In the workers compensation case, it doesn't matter, as long as you can prove that the injury arose out of the employment (the legal definition of that).

Paul Whitfield · Answer

Once you leave work some factual problems may arise. You are not in the " course and scope" of your employment. See a good worker comp lawyer for precise factual study, and his advice.

Laura Lanzisera · Answer

Yes you need to file a claim for workers' compensation. I would be happy to assist you. My entire practice is devoted to helping injured workers.

David Stoddard · Answer

Yes, you are entitled to workers compensation benefits based on you percentage of disability, the body part that was injured, and your average weekly wage.  To make sure your rights are protected, it is best to retain and attorney.

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