CT Workers' Compensation Attorney

In the event where you are considered to be “going or coming” to work you may not be eligible to file a claim for any injury sustained; however, there are some exceptions to this rule.

When driving your own vehicle to and from your work site you would be considered to be on your own time and your employer would not be responsible for any injury sustained But what if you are driving in a car that is a company-owned car?  Would you be considered to be working if you are driving the company’s car to work?  

No one wants to get injured on the job, but sometimes it happens and that may constitute a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.  When you’ve been injured you may need to work with a board certified attorney who can review your claim and make sure that you are being compensated in the right way.  

Depending on your workplace, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may be an injury that occurs frequently and can be the source of a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.  These types of injuries can be severe and long-lasting resulting in not only a short stint out of work, but impacts that last far beyond the workplace.

Each year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases their list of the top 10 cited safety violations of the year.  This list is informative to business owners, but also to employees who should be on the lookout for these types of violations at their jobs to make sure that they are not injured as a result of one of these safety violations.  

The men and women who serve and protect us put their lives on the line everyday to make our world safer.  Their work is often dangerous and unpredictable.  It is for this reason that they are not always safe from workplace injuries that can lead to a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.  There are some things that as drivers who share the roads with our first responders that we can do to help keep them safe and upright.