What If You Are Hurt At Work And There Is No Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

Christopher Earley | | Workers' Compensation

This happens quite a bit to innocent, hard-working people who are hurt on the job due to no fault of their own. What can be done in this situation when there is no workers’ compensation insurance available?

In Massachusetts, the Department of Industrial Accidents has a Trust Fund which is set up for this very purpose. The Trust Fund steps in when there is no workers compensation insurance, so the injured employee at least has some remedy. It is worth noting that there are very, very severe penalties for not carrying workers’ compensation insurance in Massachusetts, as there should be.

Author: Christopher Earley
Christopher Earley

Nearly twenty years ago when I opened my practice I decided to dedicate my career to advancing the rights of injury victims against powerful insurance companies. Personally, I find great satisfaction in helping good and honest people who have been wronged due to no fault of their own. I am really proud to have earned our clients’ hard-earned trust by running a law firm our clients can always count on to do the right thing.