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Can injured employee collect workers’ comp and sue?


March 1, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: contractor safety, cost of safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, new court decision, Workers' comp

Workers’ compensation is supposed to be the exclusive remedy for an employee injured at work — it protects employers from lawsuits. But that doesn’t stop some workers from trying to find the situations when comp isn’t the exclusive remedy.

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