by Jim Browne | Aug 27, 2015 | Legal Matters Discussed, Personal Injury, Worker's Comp, Wrongful Death
A Hispanic worker was cooked alive at his job in a tuna factory. Legal penalties were ordered for the dangerous acts of the man’s co-workers and the factory management. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/13/bumble-bee-forced-pay-6m-worker-cooked-alive/31620881/
Indiana’s Worker’s Compensation laws control injury and death claims when workers suffer factory deaths or serious injury. This website answers many common questions injured workers have regarding their claims. http://www.in.gov/wcb/2382.htm Undocumented Latino workers can legally claim medical costs and disability benefits in Indiana. In certain cases, they can also sue general contractors, property owners or other service providers for negligence. Unfortunately, many Spanish speaking Hispanics do not know that Indiana’s worker’s compensation laws protect them.
Our attorneys speak Spanish and many of our Goodin Abernathy LLP clients are Latino. Since many employers and their insurance companies try to avoid paying the benefits legally required for job accidents, our experienced attorneys fight for their legal rights. We evaluate settlement offers and push for reasonable awards.
We have represented injured workers throughout Indiana with injuries like: A burned foot when a cleaner stepped in hot oil; amputated fingers and hands when workers get their hands stuck in machines; broken backs where workers fall or get crushed at construction projects; brain injuries from head trauma after falling or getting hit by construction materials. Also, our attorneys successfully handled cases for workers trapped inside large machinery and furnaces, like the man killed at the tuna plant in the story selected above.
Many of our Hispanic clients are worried about their immigration status. Many of their legitimate claims go unreported because a worker does not believe the law protects them. Contact us. The Goodin Abernathy LLP attorneys explain the benefits Hispanic workers can legally recover – regardless of their immigration status. Call us today for a free Spanish consultation.
by Jim Browne | Aug 7, 2015 | Employment Law, Immigration, Legal Matters Discussed, Worker's Comp
Labor statistics show an increasing number of Hispanic workers are suffering work fatalities and injuries. In Indiana, Bureau of Labor Statistics show a rising trend in Latino work fatalities.
“Hispanic and Latino Workers – Occupational Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities” – www.in.gov brochure.
Most of Indiana’s Hispanic fatalities and injuries occur in the manufacturing and construction industries. Many Hispanic accidents affecting Hispanics involve motor vehicles and equipment. In construction projects, many Latinos are injured from fall accidents. Another significant cause of injuries to Latinos involves workplace violence.
The attorneys at Legalmente Hablando Indy and Goodin Abernathy LLP regularly represent injured Hispanic workers. We are located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Many of our clients live and work around Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Bloomington, Frankfort, Auburn, Crawfordsville and Richmond. We will travel to visit clients and appear in local courtrooms.
We handle construction accidents, motor vehicle collisions, factory injuries, explosions and burns. Often we give legal advice to Hispanics about work place harassment and violence. Many of our clients are concerned about racial discrimination and immigration issues. Our experience and research address these issues showing why injured Indiana Latinos have legal rights regardless of immigration status. We speak Spanish and fight for our Hispanic clients in Indiana worker’s compensation claims and injury cases.
Hispanics work on risky and dangerous jobs.
“Immigrants Work in Riskier and More Dangerous Jobs in the United States” – PRB.org.
Employers often turn their backs on injured Latino workers because they do not respect their immigration status. The Legalmente Hablando Indy and Goodin Abernathy LLP Indianapolis attorneys open legal claims for both documented and undocumented immigrants. We explain the medical treatment options Indiana workers are owed when injured on the job. Most importantly, we care about our Hispanic clients and work to win the best recoveries the law allows.
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