It is dangerous to work for a railroad, and recognizing this, the law treats those who work on railroads differently than other employees. For example, railroad workers are covered by The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA).
FELA is a federal law applicable in every state requiring railroad employers to compensate employees who are injured on the job. It is a workers’ compensation law set up by the federal government to protect railroad workers when they are injured on the job.
Railroad injuries can be caused by any number of things: hazardous working conditions, hazardous materials, inadequate safety measures, equipment failure or malfunction, improper supervision, or human error.
And while the laws do exist, they are only as good as they are enforced – and it’s well-known that the federal government does little to monitor railroads to make sure that FELA requirements are being met.
With this kind of paper tiger, it’s extremely important that railroad employees who are injured at work and on the job have experienced and qualified legal representation to protect their interests after a serious injury has occurred.
At the Indiana / Illinois injury law firm of Allen Law Group, firm founder Ken Allen started his life as a working man by being a railroad track laborer and later, a steel mill carpenter. With this personal history and experience, Ken Allen and his team of trial lawyers are focused and dedicated to helping injured railroad employees and their families, seeking compensation and justice for clients whose lives have been altered by the devastating effects of on-the-job accidents and injuries.
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