On The Job Injuries Caused By Third Parties

Remember that these are two different types of damages. Workers’ compensation is very specific in that it pays 2/3 of your average weekly wages while a person can’t work and will pay for a permanent injury, but workers’ compensation does not pay for the loss of enjoyment of life. That means that if you can’t go see your children play ball or bowl or golf and because you are injured on the job, you don’t get a dime for it. On the other hand, if somebody runs a red light, a jury can and will take into account the things the injured person liked to do before and how the injury affects their ability to enjoy life both in general and the specific things that they no longer can do as a result of their injury.