Sustaining workplace injuries may result in two separate claims under certain circumstances – workers’ comp and third-party claims. While both have different parameters required to substantiate claims, both can be filed simultaneously if an additional party was...
Generally, workers’ compensation claims preclude injured workers from filing a civil action in court since workers’ comp was designed as a single-recovery system. This means the only source of income afforded to injured workers is what their employers’ insurers pay in...