Your Employment Status in Texas Makes a Difference in How Much Financial Compensation You or Your Loved Ones Could Receive after a Work Injury
Continued from Part 1. The Pearland work injury lawyers at Denena Points, PC emphasize that Texas allows employers to choose whether or not they will offer workers’ compensation. Some choose not to offer it, but those employers leave themselves open to expensive lawsuits every time there’s an injury accident.
Where employers are covered by workers’ compensation insurance, Texas law generally prohibits workers from suing the employer after a work accident. The workers have to accept the amounts of compensation prescribed under the workers’ comp law. And workers’ comp has schedules that prescribe fairly minimal amounts for medical expenses, disabilities, and lost wages.
But workers’ comp insurers won’t always cover an employer. And workers’ comp also doesn’t cover workers that are on the job as contractors. Workers’ comp insurance only covers actual employees.
But even if you’re called a contractor, you might actually be an employee. Whether you are an employee is not a matter of a label, but of the totality of the circumstances governing your employment on the job.
If you have Questions about How to Get Financial Compensation after a Work Accident Injury, Contact the Pearland Work Injury Lawyers at Denena Points, PC
We could help you determine whether you’re a contractor or an employee and whether workers’ comp covers your accident or whether you’re eligible to sue for a full financial recovery for your injuries. Call us at 281-369-4363 or fill out our easy online contact form to schedule a free and confidential legal consultation. You have no obligation to hire an attorney. And our Pearland work injury lawyers’ more than 15 years of experience handling complex injury claims could help you make informed decisions regarding your future after a serious work accident injury. Call today.