Railroading can be a dangerous job, and when the railroad fails to provide its employees with a safe place to work, proper tools and equipment, or sufficient manpower, the results can be catastrophic. An FELA injury is one suffered by a railroad worker in the course and scope of his employment with the railroad. Railroad workers are not compensated under traditional workers' compensation laws like other employees who've been injured on the job. Instead, the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) makes railroads liable to their injured workers, but only if the worker can prove railroad negligence.
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The Federal Employers' Liability Act entitles an injured railroad worker to compensation for his/her injury if he/she can show that railroad negligence was a cause of the injury. Negligence can take the form of faulty equipment, hazardous conditions, dangerous solvent exposure, hiring negligent cab companies for transportation, and many other forms too numerous to mention. The FELA.com™ lawyers at Reddy, Baran & Kral are here to help you and protect your family in the unfortunate event that you are hurt on the job. Our FELA attorneys are there to fight for you and your family and protect your interests.
The FELA.com™ lawyers at Reddy, Baran & Kral are familiar with the jobs railroaders do and the tactics used by the railroad when an employee is injured. Our years of experience have earned us a reputation as tough and aggressive lawyers representing injured railroad workers.
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