Executive Summary
Key Takeaway: If you’re injured at work in Georgia, you may have legal options beyond workers’ compensation when a third party—not your employer or co-worker—causes your injury. These third-party claims can provide compensation for pain and suffering, full wage loss, and other damages that workers’ comp doesn’t cover.
Who You Can Sue: Third-party claims typically arise against negligent motorists who cause work-related vehicle accidents, manufacturers of defective equipment or tools, property owners where unsafe conditions exist, subcontractors on multi-employer worksites, and suppliers of toxic substances with inadequate warnings.
Critical Georgia Rules:
- You cannot sue your employer or co-workers—only third parties
- Georgia’s 51% comparative fault rule bars recovery if you’re more than 50% at fault
- You have 2 years from injury to file a third-party lawsuit (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33)
- Workers’ comp benefits and third-party claims can proceed simultaneously
- Workers’ comp carriers may place liens on third-party recoveries
Additional Damages Available: Unlike workers’ compensation, successful third-party claims recover full wage replacement, compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress damages, loss of enjoyment of life, and in extreme cases, punitive damages.
Next Steps: Report your injury to your employer immediately, preserve all evidence from the accident scene, document your injuries with medical treatment, consult an attorney experienced in both workers’ comp and third-party claims, and act promptly—time limits apply to all claims.
Understanding Your Legal Rights Beyond Workers’ Compensation
When you suffer an injury at work in Georgia, workers’ compensation typically provides your first source of relief. However, workers’ comp isn’t always your only option. When someone other than your employer or a co-worker causes your workplace injury, Georgia law may allow you to pursue additional compensation through a third-party negligence claim. Understanding this dual-remedy system can make a substantial difference in your financial recovery and ability to fully address the consequences of your injuries.
This guide explains how third-party negligence claims work in Georgia worksite accidents, when these claims apply, who might be liable, and what additional compensation you may recover beyond standard workers’ compensation benefits.
The Dual-Remedy System: Workers’ Compensation and Third-Party Claims
Georgia’s workplace injury compensation system operates on two parallel tracks that serve different purposes and offer different types of relief.
Workers’ Compensation: The No-Fault Safety Net
Workers’ compensation in Georgia functions as a no-fault insurance system. This means you can receive benefits for medical treatment and partial wage replacement regardless of who caused your accident. Whether you, your employer, a co-worker, or someone else was at fault makes no difference to your eligibility for workers’ comp benefits.
The trade-off for this guaranteed coverage is significant: Georgia’s exclusive remedy doctrine shields your employer from negligence lawsuits. Even if your employer’s carelessness directly caused your injury, you generally cannot sue them in civil court. Your remedy is limited to workers’ compensation benefits, which cover:
- Medical treatment costs related to your injury
- Temporary total disability benefits (typically two-thirds of your average weekly wage)
- Permanent partial disability compensation for lasting impairments
- Vocational rehabilitation services in some cases
What workers’ compensation does not cover is equally important. These benefits include no compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress, full wage loss, or punitive damages against wrongdoers.
Third-Party Claims: Pursuing Full Compensation
When your workplace injury results from the negligence of someone other than your employer or co-worker, Georgia law permits you to file a separate personal injury lawsuit against that responsible party. This third-party claim exists independently of your workers’ compensation claim and operates under traditional tort law principles.
Unlike the no-fault workers’ compensation system, a third-party negligence claim requires you to prove that the other party was legally at fault for your injuries. In exchange for meeting this higher burden of proof, successful third-party claims can recover compensation that workers’ comp cannot provide, including damages for pain and suffering, mental anguish, full wage loss, loss of enjoyment of life, and in extreme cases, punitive damages.
You can pursue both remedies simultaneously. Filing a workers’ compensation claim does not prevent you from also suing a negligent third party, and these cases proceed on separate tracks through different legal systems.
Who Qualifies as a Third Party in Georgia Worksite Cases
Understanding who can and cannot be sued is fundamental to evaluating whether you have a third-party claim after a Georgia workplace accident.
Parties You Cannot Sue
Georgia law places strict limitations on who injured workers can pursue in court:
Your Employer: The exclusive remedy doctrine prevents you from suing your direct employer for negligence, even in cases of serious safety violations or gross negligence. Your recourse against your employer is limited to workers’ compensation benefits except in extremely rare cases involving intentional harm.
Co-Workers: Fellow employees who work for the same employer also cannot be sued for workplace injuries in Georgia, regardless of how negligent their actions may have been. This immunity extends to supervisors and managers acting within the scope of their employment.
These protections exist because both your employer and co-workers are covered under the same workers’ compensation system that provides your benefits.
Parties You May Be Able to Sue
Third parties who may be liable for Georgia worksite accidents include:
Other Motorists: When you’re injured in a vehicle accident while performing work duties, the at-fault driver who doesn’t work for your employer can be held liable. This commonly affects delivery drivers, sales representatives, and others whose jobs involve driving.
Product Manufacturers: Companies that design, manufacture, or distribute defective tools, machinery, or equipment that cause workplace injuries can face liability. These claims often proceed under strict liability principles, meaning you may not need to prove the manufacturer was negligent, only that the product was defective and caused your harm.
Property Owners: If you’re working on premises not owned or controlled by your employer and are injured due to unsafe conditions, the property owner or manager may be liable under premises liability principles. This frequently arises in construction projects where workers perform tasks on property owned by the project developer or general public.
Contractors and Subcontractors: On multi-employer worksites, particularly construction sites, the negligent actions of contractors or subcontractors from other companies can create third-party liability. If a subcontractor’s unsafe practices injure an employee of a different company, the injured worker may have a claim against the negligent contractor.
Equipment Lessors: Companies that rent or lease equipment to your employer may be liable if they fail to properly maintain that equipment or provide adequate safety warnings, and that failure causes injury.
Maintenance and Repair Companies: Third-party vendors responsible for maintaining or servicing workplace equipment can be held liable when their negligent work creates hazardous conditions that cause injury.
Common Third-Party Scenarios in Georgia Worksites
Certain workplace accident scenarios frequently involve potential third-party liability. Recognizing these patterns can help you identify when you may have claims beyond workers’ compensation.
Motor Vehicle Accidents During Work
Vehicle accidents represent one of the most common sources of third-party workplace injury claims in Georgia. When an employee is injured in a crash while driving for work purposes, they typically can file both a workers’ compensation claim with their employer and a personal injury claim against the at-fault driver.
These situations arise for delivery drivers struck by negligent motorists, sales representatives injured in intersection collisions while traveling to client meetings, truck drivers hit by other commercial vehicles, and workers injured while riding as passengers in vehicles during work-related transportation. The at-fault driver’s auto insurance provides the source of recovery for the third-party claim, which can include full damages not available through workers’ comp.
Defective Products and Equipment Failures
When workplace injuries result from defective tools, machinery, or safety equipment, the manufacturers, distributors, or suppliers of those products may face liability. Product liability claims in Georgia can be based on several theories including design defects that make products unreasonably dangerous, manufacturing defects that cause individual products to differ from their intended design, and failure to provide adequate warnings about known dangers associated with product use.
Construction workers injured by defective power tools or scaffolding systems, warehouse employees harmed by malfunctioning forklifts or conveyor systems, and industrial workers injured by improperly designed machinery all may have product liability claims against equipment manufacturers. Many product liability claims proceed under strict liability principles, which can make them easier to prove than standard negligence cases.
Premises Liability at Customer or Client Locations
Workers who perform duties on properties not owned by their employer may have premises liability claims when unsafe property conditions cause injury. Property owners in Georgia owe a duty to maintain reasonably safe conditions for workers performing services on their premises.
Common premises liability scenarios include construction workers injured by hazardous conditions on a property owner’s construction site, repair technicians who slip and fall due to spills or debris at customer locations, delivery personnel injured by inadequate lighting or broken stairs at delivery addresses, and service workers harmed by dangerous conditions like exposed wiring or structural defects at work sites. The property owner’s duty extends to regular inspection for hazards, correction of known dangerous conditions, and warning about dangers that cannot be immediately remedied.
Subcontractor Negligence on Multi-Employer Sites
Construction sites and other multi-employer worksites create complex liability situations where multiple companies’ employees work in proximity. When one contractor’s negligent actions cause injury to another contractor’s employee, third-party liability often exists.
An electrical subcontractor’s unsafe work that causes an injury to a plumbing company’s employee, a general contractor’s failure to maintain safe site conditions that harms a specialty subcontractor’s worker, and crane operators employed by one company whose negligence injures workers employed by different companies all represent potential third-party scenarios. These cases require careful analysis to determine employment relationships and identify which parties owe duties to the injured worker.
Toxic Substance Exposure
Workers exposed to hazardous chemicals, materials, or substances due to inadequate warnings or safety information may have third-party claims against manufacturers or suppliers. These cases often involve long-latency injuries that don’t become apparent until years after exposure.
Asbestos exposure from insulation materials, chemical burns from improperly labeled industrial solvents, respiratory illnesses from workplace exposure to toxic fumes, and occupational cancers linked to carcinogenic substance exposure can all give rise to third-party claims. The supplier’s or manufacturer’s duty includes providing clear warnings about hazards, proper instructions for safe handling, and material safety data sheets with comprehensive risk information.
Proving Negligence in Georgia Third-Party Claims
While workers’ compensation operates as a no-fault system, third-party negligence claims require you to establish that the defendant’s careless or reckless conduct caused your injuries. Georgia tort law requires proof of four essential elements.
The Four Elements of Negligence
Duty of Care: You must first show that the defendant owed you a legal duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid causing harm. Property owners have a duty to maintain reasonably safe premises, drivers have a duty to operate vehicles safely and obey traffic laws, manufacturers have a duty to design safe products and provide adequate warnings, and contractors have a duty to perform work in accordance with applicable safety standards.
Breach of Duty: Next, you must demonstrate that the defendant failed to fulfill their duty of care. This breach can take many forms such as a property owner failing to repair known hazards, a driver violating traffic laws or driving distractedly, a manufacturer releasing a product with design defects, or a contractor failing to follow industry safety standards.
Causation: You must prove that the defendant’s breach actually caused your injuries. Georgia law requires both cause-in-fact (the injury wouldn’t have occurred but for the defendant’s actions) and proximate cause (the injury was a foreseeable result of the defendant’s conduct). This element becomes particularly important when defendants argue that other factors contributed to your accident.
Damages: Finally, you must show that you suffered actual harm resulting from the defendant’s negligence. This includes physical injuries, medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other quantifiable losses. Without demonstrable damages, no negligence claim can succeed even if all other elements are present.
Evidence Critical to Negligence Claims
Building a strong third-party claim requires thorough documentation and evidence gathering. Key evidence types include accident scene photographs showing hazardous conditions, witness statements from individuals who observed the incident or unsafe practices, medical records documenting the extent and cause of injuries, expert testimony explaining how the defendant’s conduct fell below acceptable standards, maintenance records revealing neglected safety issues, and safety inspection reports identifying violations or hazards.
In product liability cases, evidence focuses on the product itself, similar products with known defects, internal company documents regarding design decisions or known risks, and expert analysis of why the product was unreasonably dangerous.
Georgia’s Modified Comparative Fault Rule
Georgia applies a modified comparative fault system that significantly impacts third-party workplace injury claims. Understanding this rule is essential to evaluating your claim’s viability.
The 51% Bar Rule
Under Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33), an injured party cannot recover damages in a negligence case if they are found to be 50% or more responsible for causing their own injuries. If you are found to be 50% at fault or less, you can still recover damages, but your compensation will be reduced by your percentage of fault.
This creates a critical threshold: if you bear 51% or more of the responsibility for your workplace accident, you cannot recover anything from a third-party defendant, even if that defendant was also negligent. If you are 49% at fault and the defendant is 51% at fault, you can recover 51% of your total damages.
Practical Impact on Workplace Accident Claims
The comparative fault rule often becomes a major battleground in third-party workplace injury cases. Defendants frequently argue that the injured worker’s own actions, safety violations, or inattention contributed substantially to the accident.
Common defense arguments include claims that you weren’t wearing required personal protective equipment, you failed to follow workplace safety protocols, you were inattentive to your surroundings, or you ignored warnings about known hazards. Insurance companies and defense attorneys aggressively develop comparative fault defenses because successfully attributing 51% or more fault to you completely defeats your claim.
This makes thorough documentation immediately after your accident critically important. Preserving evidence that demonstrates the defendant’s primary responsibility and your reasonable conduct can be decisive in overcoming comparative fault challenges.
How Fault Affects Compensation Calculations
When you are found partially at fault but below the 50% threshold, Georgia law reduces your damages award proportionally. If a jury determines your total damages equal $100,000 and finds you 30% at fault while the defendant is 70% at fault, you recover $70,000. If you are 45% at fault and the defendant is 55% at fault, you recover $55,000.
This proportional reduction applies to all elements of damages, including compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and any other recoverable losses. The comparative fault analysis occurs separately from your workers’ compensation claim, which remains unaffected by determinations of fault.
Compensation Differences: Workers’ Comp vs. Third-Party Claims
The type and amount of compensation available through workers’ compensation versus third-party negligence claims differ substantially, making third-party claims valuable when available.
Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Georgia
Georgia’s workers’ compensation system provides specific, statutorily limited benefits including medical treatment for all reasonable and necessary care related to your workplace injury, temporary total disability benefits typically calculated at two-thirds of your average weekly wage with maximum limits set by state law, temporary partial disability benefits if you return to work at reduced earnings, permanent partial disability compensation based on scheduled injuries or percentage of impairment, and vocational rehabilitation services when you cannot return to your previous work.
Importantly, workers’ compensation provides no compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, punitive damages, or full wage replacement. The benefits are prescribed by statute and do not vary based on how severe your non-economic damages may be or how egregious the conduct that caused your injury.
Additional Damages Available in Third-Party Claims
Successful third-party negligence lawsuits can recover compensation for all losses caused by your injuries, without the limitations imposed on workers’ compensation. Available damages include full medical expenses (including future medical care projected over your lifetime), complete wage loss compensation (past and future lost earnings without statutory caps), pain and suffering damages compensating for physical pain and discomfort, emotional distress damages for anxiety, depression, and psychological trauma, loss of enjoyment of life for inability to pursue hobbies and activities, loss of consortium claims by spouses for harm to the marital relationship, and in cases of egregious misconduct, punitive damages intended to punish the defendant and deter similar behavior.
These additional damages can substantially exceed workers’ compensation benefits, particularly in cases involving permanent disabilities, severe injuries requiring long-term care, or significant pain and suffering. A worker who receives $50,000 in workers’ compensation benefits might recover $500,000 or more in a third-party claim depending on the severity of injuries and strength of the negligence case.
Understanding Liens and Subrogation
When you receive both workers’ compensation benefits and third-party settlement or judgment proceeds, Georgia law prevents double recovery for the same economic losses. Under O.C.G.A. § 34-9-11.1, the workers’ compensation insurance carrier that paid your medical bills and disability benefits holds a lien against your third-party recovery and has a right to be reimbursed for payments made.
However, this reimbursement operates under the “made whole” doctrine and applies only to economic damages. The workers’ comp carrier can only seek reimbursement for medical expenses and wage replacement benefits it actually paid—not for pain and suffering, emotional distress, or other non-economic damages that workers’ compensation never covers. Additionally, if your third-party recovery doesn’t fully compensate you for all your losses, the lien must be reduced proportionally to ensure you are made whole before the carrier recovers.
Skilled attorneys negotiate lien reductions to maximize your net recovery. The calculation typically works as follows: if you have $50,000 in workers’ comp benefits and recover $200,000 in a third-party claim for total damages valued at $300,000, you’ve only recovered two-thirds of your losses. The workers’ comp lien would be reduced proportionally, and after attorney fees and costs, you retain damages for pain and suffering and other losses that workers’ comp never covered. Judicial determination may be required to establish that you’ve been fully compensated before the lien can be enforced.
The Process of Pursuing Dual Claims in Georgia
Managing both workers’ compensation and third-party claims simultaneously requires understanding how these parallel processes interact.
Filing Your Workers’ Compensation Claim
Your first priority after a workplace injury is reporting the incident to your employer and filing a workers’ compensation claim. Georgia law requires you to provide written notice of a workplace injury to your employer within 30 days of the accident, though reporting immediately is strongly recommended. Your employer must then file a First Report of Injury with their workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
This workers’ compensation process proceeds independently of any third-party investigation. Filing for workers’ comp does not waive your right to pursue third-party claims, and you should file promptly to preserve your benefits regardless of whether third-party liability exists.
Investigating Third-Party Liability
While your workers’ compensation claim proceeds, a separate investigation should occur to identify potential third-party defendants. This investigation examines who was present at the accident scene and what role they played, what equipment or products were involved and who manufactured or maintained them, who owned or controlled the property where the injury occurred, what companies’ employees were working nearby, and what safety violations or hazardous conditions existed.
Early investigation is critical because evidence deteriorates over time, witnesses’ memories fade, equipment may be repaired or discarded, and accident scenes change. Preserving evidence through photographs, written statements, and expert examination shortly after an accident strengthens potential third-party claims.
Building the Negligence Case
Developing a third-party claim requires gathering evidence to establish each element of negligence. This typically involves retaining experts in relevant fields such as accident reconstruction specialists who analyze how the incident occurred, safety engineers who identify code violations and unsafe practices, medical experts who establish causation between the defendant’s conduct and your injuries, and economic experts who calculate the full value of your damages.
Attorneys send preservation of evidence letters to potential defendants requiring them to maintain relevant materials, conduct formal discovery through depositions and document requests, investigate the defendant’s history of similar incidents or safety violations, and develop testimony from witnesses with knowledge of the defendant’s conduct and your resulting injuries.
Settlement Negotiations and Litigation
Many third-party workplace injury claims resolve through settlement negotiations before trial. Your attorney presents a demand package documenting your injuries, the defendant’s liability, and your damages. Defense counsel and insurance adjusters evaluate the claim and make counteroffers. Through back-and-forth negotiation, parties may reach a settlement that adequately compensates you without the time and expense of trial.
When settlement negotiations fail to produce fair compensation, filing a lawsuit becomes necessary. Georgia personal injury lawsuits follow a structured process including filing a complaint in the appropriate court, conducting extensive discovery where both sides exchange information and take depositions, potentially engaging in court-ordered mediation, and proceeding to trial if no resolution is reached. Throughout this process, your workers’ compensation claim continues separately, providing ongoing benefits while the third-party case proceeds.
Georgia-Specific Legal Considerations
Several aspects of Georgia law specifically impact third-party workplace injury claims.
Statute of Limitations
Georgia law imposes strict deadlines for filing personal injury lawsuits. Under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, you generally have two years from the date of injury to file a third-party negligence lawsuit. Missing this deadline typically results in your claim being permanently barred, with few exceptions.
This two-year period is separate from workers’ compensation deadlines. For workers’ comp claims, you must provide notice to your employer within 30 days of injury and file a claim within one year. The different deadlines for these parallel remedies require careful attention to ensure you preserve all your rights.
Some circumstances can extend or shorten the statute of limitations. For minors, the statute of limitations typically doesn’t begin running until they reach age 18. In cases where injury results from exposure to toxic substances with delayed manifestation, the discovery rule may extend the filing deadline to when you knew or should have known about your injury and its cause. However, these exceptions are narrow, and waiting to pursue your claim risks permanent loss of your rights.
The Exclusive Remedy Doctrine and Its Boundaries
Georgia’s exclusive remedy doctrine, which prevents injured workers from suing their employers, has limited exceptions that occasionally arise in workplace injury cases. The doctrine does not protect employers in cases of intentional torts where the employer specifically intended to cause harm, though proving this requires showing more than gross negligence or willful misconduct. The doctrine does not extend to individual owners or officers acting outside their corporate role in some limited circumstances. The doctrine does not prevent claims against an employer’s general liability insurer under direct action statutes in some situations.
These exceptions are extremely narrow, and the vast majority of workplace injury cases cannot proceed against the employer regardless of how negligent the employer may have been. Courts interpret the exclusive remedy doctrine broadly to protect the workers’ compensation system’s no-fault bargain.
Several Liability in Georgia
When multiple third parties share responsibility for your workplace injury, Georgia’s several liability rules affect how damages are allocated. Following tort reform legislation in 2005, Georgia abolished traditional joint and several liability for most negligence cases. Under current Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33), each defendant is liable only for their proportionate share of damages based on their percentage of fault.
This means that if one defendant is found to be 60% at fault and another is 40% at fault, the first defendant is responsible for only 60% of your total damages, and the second for only 40%. If one defendant lacks insurance or sufficient assets to pay their share, you generally cannot collect that defendant’s portion from the other defendants. Each party bears only their own proportional responsibility, which can affect your practical ability to recover full compensation when some defendants are judgment-proof.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I sue my employer for a workplace injury in Georgia?
In nearly all cases, no. Georgia’s exclusive remedy doctrine prevents employees from suing their employers for workplace injuries when workers’ compensation coverage applies. Your remedy against your employer is limited to workers’ compensation benefits. The only exceptions involve extremely rare situations where your employer intentionally caused your injury, which requires more than gross negligence or willful safety violations.
What if my employer doesn’t have workers’ compensation insurance?
Georgia law requires most employers with three or more employees to carry workers’ compensation insurance. If your employer illegally fails to maintain coverage, you may lose the exclusive remedy protection and could potentially sue your employer directly for negligence in addition to pursuing remedies through the state’s uninsured employers fund.
How does being partially at fault affect my third-party claim?
Under Georgia’s modified comparative fault rule, you can recover damages from a third party as long as you are 50% or less responsible for causing your injury. If you are found to be 51% or more at fault, you cannot recover anything. If you are 50% or less at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault. For example, if you are 30% at fault, you can recover 70% of your total damages.
Can I receive both workers’ compensation and third-party settlement money?
Yes, but the workers’ compensation insurance carrier typically has a lien on your third-party recovery for the benefits it paid. This prevents double recovery for the same economic losses. Your attorney will negotiate with the workers’ comp carrier to reduce this lien and maximize your net recovery. The workers’ comp carrier can only recover for economic damages it actually paid, not for your pain and suffering or other non-economic damages that workers’ comp doesn’t cover.
What if the third party who caused my injury has no insurance?
When a negligent third party lacks insurance or sufficient assets to pay damages, recovering full compensation becomes challenging. You may still file a claim and obtain a judgment, but collecting on that judgment may be difficult or impossible. In some cases, your own underinsured motorist coverage or other insurance policies may provide additional recovery sources. An attorney can evaluate all potential sources of compensation in your specific situation.
How long do I have to file a third-party lawsuit in Georgia?
Georgia’s statute of limitations for personal injury claims is two years from the date of injury under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33. You must file your lawsuit within this time frame or your claim will typically be permanently barred. This deadline is separate from workers’ compensation filing requirements and applies specifically to third-party negligence lawsuits. Because gathering evidence and building a strong case takes time, you should consult with an attorney well before this deadline approaches.
What types of compensation can I recover in a third-party claim that workers’ comp doesn’t provide?
Third-party claims can recover damages not available through workers’ compensation including full wage loss without statutory caps, compensation for pain and physical suffering, damages for emotional distress and mental anguish, compensation for loss of enjoyment of life and inability to pursue activities, loss of consortium damages for harm to your spousal relationship, and in cases of egregious misconduct, punitive damages to punish the defendant. Workers’ compensation only covers medical expenses and partial wage replacement without these additional elements.
Should I accept a settlement offer from a third party’s insurance company?
Never accept a settlement offer without first consulting an attorney, particularly in workplace injury cases involving both workers’ compensation and third-party claims. Early settlement offers often substantially undervalue your claim and may not account for future medical needs, long-term wage loss, or the full extent of non-economic damages. Insurance adjusters work to minimize payouts, and accepting a settlement typically prevents you from pursuing additional compensation even if your injuries prove more severe than initially apparent.
Taking Action After a Georgia Worksite Accident
If you’ve been injured at a Georgia worksite and believe a third party may be at fault, taking appropriate steps early can significantly impact your ability to recover full compensation.
Seek immediate medical attention for your injuries, both to protect your health and to create medical documentation. Report your injury to your employer within 30 days and preferably immediately to preserve your workers’ compensation rights. Document the accident scene through photographs if possible, and identify witnesses who observed what occurred. Preserve evidence including damaged equipment, clothing worn during the accident, and any products or tools involved. Avoid providing detailed statements to insurance adjusters beyond basic facts until you consult with an attorney. Consult with an experienced attorney who handles both workers’ compensation and third-party injury claims to evaluate all your options.
Time-sensitive deadlines apply to both workers’ compensation and third-party claims. Early consultation with legal counsel helps ensure you preserve all your rights and pursue maximum compensation for your workplace injuries.
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