<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face=" Arial, Verdana, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by xena:
My husband was injured at work last Friday- he is a construction worker and fell from scaffold breaking his foot. He absolutely refuses to sue. Can I sue for loss of his wages and incurring medical bills? We have no health insurance and the company has not offered to help.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
My response:
Your husband doesn't need to sue. Your husband needs to make a Worker's Compensation Claim for his injuries. This is a "No-Fault" system of compensation. Your husband NEVER needs to prove it was their fault or even if it his own fault !! The fund is there for your husband, and your husband is always paying for that fund as part of his taxes being taken from his paycheck. Your husband is ENTITLED to the money, by State law !!
Remember, all your husband needs to do is ask, and to get the forms from his employer, or the State Employment Agency. Fill out the forms (they are easy to fill out) and send them in to the address listed on the forms.
However, I do not want to make this sound too simplistic. There are things your husband won't know about, but needs to be done. Therefore, I would strongly suggest that your husband consult (for free) an attorney that works on Worker's Compensation claims and hire that attorney. The attorney gets paid on a "contingency" basis, and no money will come out of your husband's pocket. The attorney gets paid from any settlement or judgment that he gets in favor of your husband.
Your husband has everything to gain, and nothing to lose.
Go get 'em!!
IAAL
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