Workers' compensation is well-known for providing valuable benefits to hurt workers. However, coverage is not always guaranteed. Some workers fall into unique work categories that may or may not provide benefits after they are hurt or experience an occupational illness. To learn more so that you will know who to turn to when you need help, read on.
Valuable Benefits—For Some
If you are eligible for workers' compensation benefits, what you get depends on your state of residence.
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Credit card issuers, medical debt collection agencies, auto loan lenders, and others all fall into the same category – creditors. If you are about to declare bankruptcy, though, you should know that not all creditors are considered equal. To find out why that matters and how it affects your bankruptcy, read on.
Paying Your Creditors
When you declare Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you are declaring that you cannot pay what you owe to your creditors.
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Teenagers are drivers who are the most likely to be responsible for a car accident. If you are struck by a teenager who has auto insurance, you will be able to file an auto insurance claim against them just like anyone else. However, the amount you can expect to receive from their insurance provider cannot exceed the limit set by the insurance policy. Since the teen driver is less likely to have assets, you will probably want to seek compensation from their parents with the help of a car accident attorney.
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When many people think about workers' compensation claims, they tend to think about single event injuries that happen on the job. However, this is just one of the situations that could lead to you being eligible to collect workers' compensation benefits. In addition to benefits that are paid as the result of an on-the-job accident, workers' compensation laws also cover what is known as repetitive motion injuries. These are injuries that occur as the result of performing the same task over and over again in the completion of your job duties.
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Accidents and injuries that result from negligence expose victims to negative outcomes, including permanent disabilities. It is essential to hire a negligence attorney to avoid some of the pitfalls that have doomed most victims in their pursuit of justice. Most cases are long, cost a lot of money to defend, and end up causing more psychological trauma than the actual events. In such a suit, having a negligence attorney may determine whether or not you receive compensation.
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