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A New York FELA Lawyer Explains How FELA Can Help Even Before You’re Hurt

Railroad work is dangerous. Many railroad employers, like many other employers in other industries, are concerned with making money and often need some encouragement from the government for reasonable precautions to keep their workers safe.

For more than a century, the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) has been attempting to encourage railroad employers to do the right thing and to maintain safe working environments. If you have been hurt while working on the railroad, an experienced New York FELA attorney may be able to help you get the recovery you deserve. However, FELA may start protecting you long before you are hurt.

How FELA Encourages Railroad Employers to Keep Employees Safe
FELA, the federal law that protects you if you are injured while working on a railroad, starts protecting you long before you are hurt. Part of the purpose of FELA is to forewarn railroad employers that they will be financially responsible if a worker is injured. That financial responsibility can be significant. Thus, railroad employers are encouraged to make smart business decisions and to protect workers from workplace injuries so that they are not liable for the costs of those injuries.

This is a powerful incentive that creates a safer working environment for railroad employees and contractors and potentially less liability and more money for railroad employers.

FELA Isn't Foolproof
Despite the incentives, accidents will still happen. That is why FELA allows injured workers to recover damages for their injuries. Damages are specific to the individual and may include compensation for medical treatment, lost wages and pain and suffering.

Contact a New York FELA Lawyer if You've Been Hurt
An experienced New York FELA lawyer at Hofmann & Schweitzer will review your case and advise you of your legal rights and potential damages. Call us today at 1-800-362-9329 for more information.

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