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 aqu\u00ed<\/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\u00a0exposici\u00f3n a disolventes qu\u00edmicos<\/a>. Al trabajar en las v\u00edas del tren o en un tren, existe un alto riesgo de\u00a0enfermedades profesionales<\/a>; estas enfermedades pueden no manifestarse hasta a\u00f1os posteriores. Por ejemplo,\u00a0mesotelioma<\/a>\u00a0causado por exposici\u00f3n al asbesto<\/a> puede tardar d\u00e9cadas en manifestarse y puede ser dif\u00edcil identificar la causa de la enfermedad. Otras enfermedades ocupacionales tambi\u00e9n pueden provocar lesiones f\u00edsicas graves y requieren atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica costosa para su tratamiento. Nuestros abogados de FELA trabajan con trabajadores lesionados y sus familias en todo el pa\u00eds, ya sea que hayan experimentado\u00a0lesiones traum\u00e1ticas<\/a>\u00a0o si necesita ayuda para presentar una\u00a0muerte injusta<\/a>\u00a0afirmar.<\/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\u00a0Centro de Reclamos por C\u00e1ncer Ferroviario<\/a><\/p>\n Tiene tres a\u00f1os para presentar una demanda o resolver su reclamo bajo FELA, pero hay varios estatutos de limitaciones y plazos que deben tenerse en cuenta. Se recomienda que consulte con un abogado experimentado de FELA con respecto a sus circunstancias.<\/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 La elecci\u00f3n de un abogado es su decisi\u00f3n, pero el abogado adecuado puede marcar una gran diferencia en el \u00e9xito. Tenemos el conocimiento y los recursos para llevar su reclamo hasta el juicio si es necesario. Brindamos un servicio gratuito y confidencial consulta<\/a> para discutir sus opciones legales.<\/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:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practiceareas"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"practiceareas_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas_category?post=5856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Representando a Trabajadores Ferroviarios Lesionados y sus Familias<\/h3>\n
Trabajadores ferroviarios y c\u00e1ncer de pulm\u00f3n<\/h3>\n
\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo tengo para presentar un reclamo FELA?<\/h3>\n
\u00bfPuede mi m\u00e9dico discutir mi caso con mi empleador?<\/h3>\n
\u00bfNecesito un abogado para manejar mi reclamo FELA?<\/h3>\n