Atlanta worker’s compensation lawyer Richard Griffin of the Griffin Law Firm has often been asked by people injured in on-the-job accidents if they can sue their employers for personal injury in addition to having a worker’s compensation claim. In Georgia injured workers compensation claimants can’t sue their employers for personal injury even if their employer was negligent. The Georgia Workers Compensation Act applies a doctrine called “the exclusive remedy doctrine” which allows injured workers to pursue their employers only for workers comp and boot for personal injury. This means that you can be pain income benefits, medical expenses, mileage, permanent loss of use, and a workers comp settlement, but not for your pain and suffering.
Injured workers can pursue personal injury claims against any negligent party that caused their on the job injuries other than their employer and co-workers. These are often called third party personal injury claims. The Atlanta workers compensation lawyers at the Griffin Law Firm know how to maximize your workers comp claims and your third party personal injury claims by aggressively fighting for two great settlements and a reduction in any subrogation claims. Attorney Richard Griffin knows that this results in the best possible outcomes for our clients.
Call the Griffin Law Firm and our PAIN LAW attorneys to discuss your case at 877-PAIN-LAW (877-724-6529).
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