The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) \u00a0was passed by the government in 1908 to protect engineers, brakemen, switch-men and other railroad employees the right to sue for on-the-job injuries in state or federal courts. FELA damages are calculated based on your individual loss, including lost wages (past, present, and future), pain and suffering and a loss of quality of life.<\/p>\n
In order to win a FELA case and recover money, you need to show some negligence by the railroad that caused your injury. You need to demonstrate that the railroad failed to provide a reasonably safe place to work.<\/p>\n
The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) is a federal law meant to protect and compensate railroad workers who are injured on the job. Under FELA, railroad workers who are not covered by regular workers’s compensation laws are able to sue companies over their injury claims. FELA is different from State Workers’ Compensation Law. Learn more about Workers’ Compensation ici<\/a>.<\/p>\n It is against the law for you to be coerced or intimidated from reporting an injury. You should report this kind of activity to your union representative and attorney immediately.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There is no limit to the impact that an injury can have. When you have suffered one, it can be hard to think beyond what is in your immediate focus, considering the effects later in life and what you can do to help reduce them now. Your injury may only continue to cause you pain and may require the use of medical treatment long term. For some, they can be left unable to work, whether it is in their original field or in other, and as a result of the damage done, they no longer have a steady source of income. A railroad injury doesn’t just hurt now, it can harm you for years. A FELA lawyer can take this into consideration while assessing the extent of your injury and what you are rightfully owed.<\/p>\n Napoli Shkolnik PLLC represents railroad workers suffering from\u00a0cumulative injuries,hearing loss, and\u00a0exposition aux solvants chimiques<\/a>. Lorsque vous travaillez sur les voies ferr\u00e9es ou dans un train, il existe un risque \u00e9lev\u00e9 de\u00a0maladies professionnelles<\/a>; ces maladies peuvent ne se manifester que des ann\u00e9es plus tard. Par exemple,\u00a0m\u00e9soth\u00e9liome<\/a>\u00a0caus\u00e9 par exposition \u00e0 l'amiante<\/a> peut prendre des d\u00e9cennies \u00e0 se manifester et il peut \u00eatre difficile de d\u00e9terminer la cause de la maladie. D'autres maladies professionnelles peuvent \u00e9galement entra\u00eener des blessures physiques graves et n\u00e9cessiter des soins m\u00e9dicaux co\u00fbteux pour \u00eatre trait\u00e9es. Nos avocats FELA travaillent avec des travailleurs bless\u00e9s et leurs familles \u00e0 travers le pays, que vous ayez v\u00e9cu\u00a0blessures traumatiques<\/a>\u00a0ou si vous avez besoin d'aide pour d\u00e9poser une\u00a0mort injustifi\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0r\u00e9clamation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lung cancer is one of the most common occupational disease that railroad workers are at risk for on the job.<\/p>\n Learn more at the\u00a0Centre de r\u00e9clamation du cancer des chemins de fer<\/a><\/p>\n Vous avez trois ans pour intenter une action en justice ou r\u00e9gler votre r\u00e9clamation en vertu de FELA, mais plusieurs d\u00e9lais de prescription et d\u00e9lais doivent \u00eatre pris en compte. Il est recommand\u00e9 de consulter un avocat exp\u00e9riment\u00e9 de FELA concernant votre situation.<\/p>\n Unlike Workers’ Compensation cases,\u00a0with FELA, your doctor is not required to share any information regarding your case with your employer. A knowledgeable FELA attorney can explain this provision to you in further detail.<\/p>\n Le choix d'un avocat est votre d\u00e9cision, mais le bon avocat peut faire une grande diff\u00e9rence dans le succ\u00e8s. Nous avons les connaissances et les ressources n\u00e9cessaires pour mener votre r\u00e9clamation jusqu'au proc\u00e8s si n\u00e9cessaire. Nous offrons un service gratuit et confidentiel consultation<\/a> pour discuter de vos options juridiques.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) \u00a0was passed by the government in 1908 to protect engineers, brakemen, switch-men and other railroad employees the right to sue for on-the-job injuries in…<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":244,"template":"","practiceareas_category":[751],"class_list":["post-5856","practiceareas","type-practiceareas","status-publish","hentry","practiceareas_category-workers-compensation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practiceareas"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"practiceareas_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas_category?post=5856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Repr\u00e9senter les cheminots bless\u00e9s et leurs familles<\/h3>\n
Cancer du poumon et cheminots<\/h3>\n
Combien de temps ai-je pour d\u00e9poser une r\u00e9clamation FELA ?<\/h3>\n
Mon m\u00e9decin peut-il discuter de mon cas avec mon employeur ?<\/h3>\n
Ai-je besoin d'un avocat pour g\u00e9rer ma r\u00e9clamation FELA?<\/h3>\n