Injured workers are faced with many unavoidable challenges when they become totally disabled as a result of a work injury. After missing significant time from work without any source of income, disabled workers and their families struggle to simply make ends meet. While the primary concern for injured workers is to ensure that proper medical treatment is being provided, the financial strain of keeping up with monthly mortgage payments, bills and necessary living expenses can become overwhelming. On top of the physical, emotional and financial stressors that are associated with work injuries, disabled employees are often left worrying about whether they will also be terminated in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim.
In the event that an individual is injured in the course and scope of employment and ultimately terminated in bad faith as a result, a wrongful-discharge cause of action may be brought against the former employer, as well as a claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
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