Ball Livingston is a Labor, Employment, and Workers' Compensation law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of workers and labor unions.

INJURED WORKERS' BILL OF RIGHTS

If you are injured on the job or suffer a disease caused by or aggravated by your job, you may have the right to:

1. Tax free temporary Workers’ Compensation benefits;

2. Temporary disability benefits;

3. Free medical care for your work related injury or disease from a doctor chosen by your employer; and if treatment is not provided, an attorney may file a motion for treatment and you will not be charged for these legal services;

4.        Partial or total disability for permanent work-related injuries; 

5.        Continuous or intermittent leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act of up to 3 months if you work in a company with more than 50 workers for more than 12 months;

6.        Reasonable accommodation by your employer to your handicap, as long as you can perform the essential functions of your job;

7.        Compensation from a party, not your employer or fellow employee, if your accident or illness was caused by the third party;

8.        Compensation for exposure to asbestos and to compensation from the employers where you were exposed and from the companies that manufactured, utilized, or distributed asbestos;

9.        Protection under your union contract if you are in a union (this is your most important right); and if there is no union, you have the right to join a union without being discriminated against; and

10.        All of the above rights, free from retaliation or discrimination because you seek any of these rights.