Are you able to pursue a construction accident claim if you’re collecting workers’ compensation?

If you have a workers’ compensation claim and are collecting workers’ compensation payments as a result of a construction site injury, you can still pursue a personal injury claim.

As a matter of fact, if you don’t pursue a claim, workers’ compensation will pursue the claim on their own behalf against the liable party. There’s nothing that prevents you from doing it, and in fact, it often puts injured construction workers in a better financial position to pursue both the workers’ compensation claim and a personal injury claim, separate and distinct from the workers’ compensation claim.

It’s a very nuanced and very detailed field. We know all about it, we’re happy to answer questions about it, and we’re happy to help you navigate that marriage between a personal injury case and a workers’ compensation case.