A look at workplace injuries and accidents, and compensation

David Cates, together with the work injury lawyers at Cates Mahoney, LLC, have the expertise to help anyone who has experienced accidents and injuries on the job. According to their website, people who are injured on the job will most likely have many unexpected expenses.

Compensation through Illinois Workers’ Compensation may include disability, disfigurement, lost income, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and vocational rehabilitation. If a loved one was fatally injured at work, relatives and partners may also be able to recover permanent total disability as death benefits for a period of time or in a lump-sum amount.

According to David Cates, through a personal injury claim against a negligent party, people may be able to recover for the following past-and-future losses:

• Disability

• Disfigurement

• Emotional distress

• Loss of quality of life or loss of a normal life

• Medical expenses

• Pain and suffering

• Punitive damages

• Wage loss

A wrongful death claim may also be made if a loved one was fatally injured by the negligent or reckless actions of another person or company while at work. People may be able to recover for unexpected economic and non-economic losses as a result of the accident, as well as burial and funeral expenses, David Cates adds.

Expert trial lawyer David Cates handles nationally recognized complex personal injury cases, including class action and mass torts lawsuits, as well as employment discrimination and civil rights cases. He received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and was awarded his juris doctor from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. Learn more about Cates and his work by checking out this site.