{"id":3984,"date":"2019-01-21T20:44:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T20:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/?p=3984"},"modified":"2019-01-21T20:44:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T20:44:13","slug":"injured-at-work-heres-what-you-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/injured-at-work-heres-what-you-can-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured at Work? Here\u2019s What You Can Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What To Do When You Get Injured at Work<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the best of intentions by employers and employees, there are times in which accidents cannot be avoided. When a person does become injured at work, they may be at a loss as to what they can do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, a workplace injury can happen in any type of business. In most cases, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) is going to kick in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This act ensures that the employee is taken care of. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This act will also help with wage replacement and medical benefits from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, especially if the accident was a result of the employer not doing their job of keeping the workplace safe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, what happens when a person is not covered by the WSIA?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3791\" src=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/inclusion-2731343_960_720-e1537467610442.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/inclusion-2731343_960_720-e1537467610442.png 849w, https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/inclusion-2731343_960_720-e1537467610442-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/inclusion-2731343_960_720-e1537467610442-768x293.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>When a Person Is Not Covered<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most workers in Canada are going to be covered by the WSIA, there are specific instances in which a person may not be covered. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the industry is one that the WSIA is not in<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the person is a temporary worker<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the person has not been working at this job for very long and has not received this benefit yet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these situations, the person is not going to be able to rely on worker\u2019s compensation insurance from their employer. And they are truly on their own. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good news, they don\u2019t have to be on their own! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Your Options<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have been injured at work, and you know that you are not going to have a chance for workers compensation, this is when you have the option to sue your employer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been cases in the past that met these types of criteria and in the end, the worker was able to win some compensation in order to help while they healed from their injuries. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, an employee can sue an employer when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The injuries were a result of a defect in machinery, processes, building or the premises of the business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Injuries were due to the negligence of the employer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Injuries were caused by another employee\u2019s negligence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it should be noted that you are going to want to follow a few steps before you decide that a lawsuit is the only way to get what you deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3872\" src=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/posted-warning-652115_960_720-e1540401496540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/posted-warning-652115_960_720-e1540401496540.jpg 849w, https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/posted-warning-652115_960_720-e1540401496540-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/posted-warning-652115_960_720-e1540401496540-768x293.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Plan to Follow<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have been injured at work, here is a list of what you need to do in order to ensure that if you do end up having to sue the employer that you did everything in your power to ensure that the entire process was legal. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notify your supervisor of this injury. If you cannot find someone that is around, be sure that the employees who are working with notify someone asap.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get medical attention for the injury asap. Do not put this off! If you were to put this off, then you are going to find that in a legal dispute the employer could use this information against you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure that the employer is filling out all the necessary paperwork that is needed to prove that an injury did happen and that you were injured.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a copy of this paperwork so that you have this in your records, as you never know when you may need this later.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure that you follow the rules of your medical doctor about your injury. If you need to be seen every few weeks, be sure that you do this. You do not want to skip out on any doctor\u2019s appointment, as this can be used against you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact your employer about worker\u2019s insurance and if you have a case with it. If not, they may offer you something out of their own business since you were injured at work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are getting nowhere with the business and are not finding that you can get worker\u2019s insurance, then you need to call a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/workplace-injury-what-are-your-options\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">personal injury lawyer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also remember that if you are injured at work and are told that your job is gone, the employer will have to answer to this if you end up having to file a lawsuit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been times in which a business has not admitted a person to come back to work after suffering a workplace injury and this can get a business in even more trouble. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because you have been injured at work does not mean that the workplace can give away your position. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They need to hold this for you unless a medical doctor states that you will never be able to work this job again.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How a Personal Injury Attorney in Whitby Fights Your Case<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most people find that they never have to worry about being injured at work, there are still many who are injured and they find that they end up going at this on their own, which can make this process even scarier! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may feel as though you have nowhere to turn, the injury is keeping you from working so you have no money coming in, while the bills pile up and you are struggling to pay your mortgage to keep the roof over your head. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the situation that many people find themselves in. A personal injury attorney is going to fight for you. But, how are they going to do this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several methods that an attorney can use in order to get you the compensation that you deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3988\" src=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lawyer-books-e1547839206265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lawyer-books-e1547839206265.jpg 799w, https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lawyer-books-e1547839206265-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lawyer-books-e1547839206265-768x311.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To begin, they are going to look at your case and your employer to make sure that the employer did everything that they needed to do in order to get you some sort of compensation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You would be surprised at just how many times; an employee is denied due to the way the employer worded something. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afterward, if it seems that the employer is not considering this a workplace injury, which is often the case, this is where the lawyer is going to fight for you. The evidence is going to be collected that shows how the injury occurred and the extent of your injury. Medical records will often be used to show just how extensive this injury is and how it has affected your life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the lawyer is going to prove just why the employer is responsible for this accident happening. This is where it takes time to gather evidence to prove that without a doubt the employer is responsible for what has happened to you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you have been denied for coverage from an employer, be sure that you are not simply sitting back and taking this. There are many cases in which denials can be overturned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who have been injured at work, don\u2019t feel as though you have to go at this on your own. Conte Jaswal is here to help you with the issue at hand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We understand how terrifying it can be to be injured and have bills piling up without any income coming in. We will fight for you to ensure that the employer gives you a fair deal! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a> today for a FREE Consultation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/contact-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/contelawyers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cta_3.jpg\" alt=\"Learn more about Conte Lawyers\" width=\"500\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What To Do When You Get Injured at Work Despite the best of intentions by employers and employees, there are times in which accidents cannot be avoided. When a person does become injured at work, they may be at a loss as to what they can do. 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