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more_legal_areas felaObtaining a qualified FELA lawyer can be considered the most crucial part of an employee''s case. Railroad workers are put in danger all the time and the company is responsible to provide for a safe working environment. FELA was created to help protect both workers and employers when death or injury has occurred while at the workplace.
Regardless of how long a worker has been at their particular company and the nature of their relationship to one another, an injury can change everything. No longer can a worker be viewed as a hardworking, loyal employee, but also as a potentially large liability to the company. Both sides must do what is in their best interests and obtaining a FELA lawyer is the first step.
Companies will often have access to resources that employees may not, mainly due to financial differences. A FELA lawyer will ensure all the employee''s legal rights and options are known, and will then proceed to aggressively represent what is in he/she''s best interests. Failing to complete certain steps and procedures during a case can disqualify a worker from compensation. FELA lawyers have special knowledge of the railroad industry and the laws that apply to it.
A lawsuit was recently filed by a former signal maintainer for Norfolk Southern Railway against his employer.
The suit claims the company failed to provide th...
A lawsuit was recently filed against Norfolk Southern Railway by a former employer who believes they violated the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA).
A Federal Employers'' Liability Act (FELA) suit has been filed in the U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois alleging Illinois Central Railroad (ICR) failed to provide Anthony Lynch of Clinton, Ill. with a safe place to work.
The FELA...