| Without a doubt, even after all the necessary | | | | substance intoxication. The law covers the cost of |
| safety measures have been deployed by the | | | | medical treatment and rehabilitation brought by |
| employers, there will always be possibilities of | | | | the disability and may oblige the worker to go |
| accidents still happening in a workplace. Despite of | | | | through a retraining program. |
| the strict discipline performed by all employees, | | | | Generally, the disabled workers collect 2/3 of their |
| they are still prone in obtaining injuries while | | | | regular monthly income until the impairment was |
| exercising their works. Well, all we can do is to | | | | fully healed. They may accept even larger |
| hope that these tragic incidents will not happen to | | | | compensation in cases of permanent injuries or if |
| us or even to our loved ones. However, as a | | | | they happen to be the breadwinner of their |
| form of consolation, workers like us were entitled | | | | families. |
| of benefits to cover our incurred injuries as | | | | If the worker died, his or her surviving family or |
| stated under various federal and state laws. | | | | beneficiaries will get the benefit. |
| The Worker's Compensation laws are drafted and | | | | Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA) |
| ratified in order for the injured or disabled | | | | This act provides benefits to the railroad |
| employees to have the assurance of having | | | | employees who were injured in an accident. |
| continuous financial benefits without undergoing | | | | Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act) |
| any court procedures. This also bestows grants | | | | This act provides protection for the seamen from |
| to the surviving dependents and beneficiaries of | | | | negligent employers. |
| the employees who died due to any type of | | | | Black Lung Benefits Act |
| job-related accident or ailment. Moreover, some | | | | This law provision provides benefits for workers |
| provisions of the laws provide protections to the | | | | in the mining industry who suffered from black |
| employers by restraining the injured workers to | | | | lung disease. |
| recover large amount of money higher than the | | | | California's Worker's Compensation Act |
| set limits. The co-workers are also freed from | | | | This statute serves as a model of a complete |
| any liability in most cases of accidents. | | | | state worker's compensation insurance program. |
| While the Federal worker's compensation statutes | | | | The state of California obliged the employers to |
| are restricted to federal employees or those | | | | have insurance policies for their workers that will |
| individuals employed in some important positions | | | | cover future compensation claims. |
| of interstate trade and commerce, various laws | | | | The laws on Worker's Compensation are very |
| are enacted to deal with certain type of jobs. | | | | much broad and intricate. Thus, for the injured or |
| Federal Employment Compensation Act | | | | disabled employees to obtain their claims, they |
| This law imparts financial benefits limited only to | | | | may need to appoint the legal services of a |
| those non-military or federal employees who | | | | qualified and proficient personal injury lawyer. A |
| suffered disability or died while performing their | | | | legal advocate's expertise in handling this specific |
| tasks. Nevertheless, these should not result from | | | | type of claim case will make it easier for the |
| deliberate actions or from alcohol or illegal | | | | victims to uphold their rights. |