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 tutaj<\/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\u00a0ekspozycja na rozpuszczalniki chemiczne<\/a>. Praca na kolei lub w poci\u0105gu wi\u0105\u017ce si\u0119 z du\u017cym ryzykiem\u00a0choroby zawodowe<\/a>; choroby te mog\u0105 ujawni\u0107 si\u0119 dopiero w p\u00f3\u017aniejszych latach. Na przyk\u0142ad,\u00a0mi\u0119dzyb\u0142oniak<\/a>\u00a0spowodowany ekspozycja na azbest<\/a> ujawnienie si\u0119 mo\u017ce zaj\u0105\u0107 dziesi\u0119ciolecia, a ustalenie przyczyny choroby mo\u017ce by\u0107 trudne. Inne choroby zawodowe mog\u0105 r\u00f3wnie\u017c powodowa\u0107 powa\u017cne obra\u017cenia fizyczne i wymaga\u0107 kosztownej opieki medycznej w celu leczenia. Nasi prawnicy FELA pracuj\u0105 z poszkodowanymi pracownikami i ich rodzinami na terenie ca\u0142ego kraju, niezale\u017cnie od tego, czy do\u015bwiadczyli tego Pa\u0144stwo\u00a0urazy urazowe<\/a>\u00a0lub je\u015bli potrzebujesz pomocy w wype\u0142nieniu formularza a\u00a0niewinna \u015bmier\u0107<\/a>\u00a0prawo.<\/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\u00a0Centrum roszcze\u0144 z powodu raka kolei<\/a><\/p>\n Masz trzy lata na z\u0142o\u017cenie pozwu lub uregulowanie roszczenia w ramach FELA, ale istnieje kilka przepis\u00f3w o przedawnieniu i terminach, kt\u00f3re nale\u017cy wzi\u0105\u0107 pod uwag\u0119. Zalecamy skonsultowanie Twojej sytuacji z do\u015bwiadczonymi prawnikami FELA.<\/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 Wyb\u00f3r adwokata to Twoja decyzja, ale w\u0142a\u015bciwy prawnik mo\u017ce mie\u0107 du\u017ce znaczenie dla sukcesu. Mamy wiedz\u0119 i zasoby, aby w razie potrzeby doprowadzi\u0107 Twoje roszczenie do procesu. Zapewniamy bezp\u0142atne, poufne konsultacja<\/a> w celu om\u00f3wienia mo\u017cliwo\u015bci prawnych.<\/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\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practiceareas"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"practiceareas_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas_category?post=5856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reprezentowanie rannych pracownik\u00f3w kolei i ich rodzin<\/h3>\n
Rak p\u0142uc i kolejarze<\/h3>\n
Ile mam czasu na z\u0142o\u017cenie wniosku FELA?<\/h3>\n
Czy m\u00f3j lekarz mo\u017ce om\u00f3wi\u0107 moj\u0105 spraw\u0119 z pracodawc\u0105?<\/h3>\n
Czy potrzebuj\u0119 adwokata do rozpatrzenia mojego roszczenia FELA?<\/h3>\n