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Friday, December 18, 2009
What is FELA?
If a railroad employee is injured on the job, his or her ongoing right to compensation is governed by a federal law called the Federal Employers' Liability Act, or FELA.
With FELA, railroad workers who suffer a personal injury can seek financial compensation for factors such as:
- Medical costs
- Rehabilitation expenses (physical, emotional, occupational)
- Loss of wages
- Loss of future income
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of quality of life
- Partial and permanent disability
FELA, generally speaking, can often provide more opportunities for compensation than traditional Workers' Compensation benefits. However, to recover damages under FELA, it is necessary to prove some form of negligence on the part of the railroad company.
The original FELA law was passed in 1908 in response to the large amount of railroad worker deaths that were occurring.
The types of worker injuries that fall under FELA can range from catastrophic brain injuries caused by an employee-train collision to the unseen injuries from ongoing exposure to toxic solvents.
If you live in the Saginaw, Flint, Traverse City or Lansing areas, please contact the Michigan FELA attorneys with Jay Trucks & Associates, PC at 1-800-762-8623.
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