Texas Workplace Accident Lawyer
If you were hurt in a work-related accident in Texas, you have legal options. You may have rights under state workers’ compensation and personal injury laws. To enforce those rights and recover full compensation for your injuries, it’s critical to have a Texas workplace accident lawyer protecting you.
At Zehl & Associates, we’re undefeated in the courtroom. We’ve recovered billions of dollars in life-changing settlements and verdicts for our injured clients.
We’re ready to help you fight to recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and more. If you were injured on the job, contact our Texas personal injury law firm at 888-603-3636 to schedule your free consultation today.
Table of Contents
- How Can the Undefeated Personal Injury Lawyers at Zehl & Associates Help After a Work-Related Accident in Texas?
- How Common Are Workplace Accidents in Texas?
- What is My Texas Workplace Accident Case Worth?
- How Do I Know Whether I Qualify for Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Texas?
- Can I Sue for Damages After a Workplace Accident in Texas?
- What Types of Damages Are Available to Workplace Accident Victims in Texas?
- How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Lawyer After a Work Injury in Texas?
- Can I Recover Damages If I’m Being Blamed for a Work Accident in Texas?
- We’ll Fight to Recover Compensation for All of Your Workplace Accident Injuries
- We Handle All Types of Workplace Accident Claims in Texas
- How Long Do I Have to File a Claim for Compensation After a Workplace Accident in Texas?
- Contact Our Undefeated Texas Workplace Accident Lawyers for a Free Consultation – Call 888-603-3636
How Can the Undefeated Personal Injury Lawyers at Zehl & Associates Help After a Work-Related Accident in Texas?
Filing for workers’ compensation in Texas is frustrating enough. But attempting to navigate personal injury laws — and to understand all of your legal options — is way too complicated to do without consulting a lawyer, and a good one at that.
Only an experienced attorney can determine your best course of action and ensure you recover the full compensation you deserve for your workplace injuries. But who you hire can mean the difference between securing millions of dollars or substantially less.
When your future is on the line and your employer starts to avoid responsibility, you deserve the top-rated personal injury lawyers in Texas, a team with a track record of Billions won, and the resources and experience needed to take on the biggest companies in the world. At Zehl & Associates, we know how to hold them accountable. We stand up, level the playing field, and not only win — we set records.
Once hired, our undefeated personal injury lawyers fight for you every step of the way:
- We ensure that injured workers receive the best medical care possible.
- We make sure that medical bills and reasonable living expenses are paid while a client’s case is pending.
- We assemble a team of the best engineers and safety experts in the country to determine what really happened and how it should have been prevented.
- We assess your damages, identify all parties who share blame, file a lawsuit to recover all the damages you are entitled to, and handle all negotiations with the responsible parties and their insurers and lawyers.
- We NEVER settle for less than the full compensation possible for your injuries and losses. We cannot be intimidated and we won’t back down. We reject all lowball offers and will take your case to trial, if necessary, where we remain undefeated in the courtroom.
To learn more about how we can fight for the money you need and deserve, call today for a free consultation.
How Common Are Workplace Accidents in Texas?
According to the Texas Department of Insurance, about 178,800 non-fatal workplace injuries were reported across the state of Texas in 2022. 114,500 of those injuries were serious enough to require time away from work, job transfer, or job restrictions.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 578 Texas workers were killed on the job in 2022.
What is My Texas Workplace Accident Case Worth?
Your case value depends on many different factors, including:
- Whether your employer carries workers’ compensation insurance
- Your average weekly wages prior to the accident
- Whether you can earn any income during your recovery
- Whether your injuries are temporary or permanent
- The identity of the person responsible for your injuries
- The cost of your medical treatment
Accident victims who can sue for damages outside the workers’ comp system tend to recover more money. That’s because workers’ comp only covers about ⅔ of your lost wages. Your workers’ compensation check is also capped by state law at $1,174 in 2024.
In a personal injury case, you can pursue compensation to cover the full amount of your losses.
How Do I Know Whether I Qualify for Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Texas?
You’ll first have to determine whether your employer carries workers’ compensation insurance. Texas is different from most states. That’s because, in Texas, employers can choose whether they want to pay for workers’ comp insurance.
If your employer does carry workers’ compensation, you’ll qualify if:
- You were an employee
- You were injured in an accident while on the job
- The accident occurred within your “scope of employment”
Assuming your employer opts into the workers’ comp system, most workplace accident victims qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. You don’t have to be injured at your normal worksite to qualify. For example, if you were hurt in a car accident while driving a construction vehicle to an inspection site, you may still have the right to claim workers’ compensation benefits.
Can I Sue for Damages After a Workplace Accident in Texas?
You can sue for damages under Texas personal injury laws if:
- Your employer does not carry workers’ comp insurance or
- Someone other than your employer is responsible for your accident
Workers’ compensation only limits your right to sue an employer who carries workers’ compensation insurance. It’s also possible that you could have the right to sue for damages and claim workers’ comp benefits.
Take the example above. If your employer had workers’ comp, you can claim benefits after the car accident. If a third-party driver caused that accident, you may also be entitled to sue the negligent driver for additional damages.
What Types of Damages Are Available to Workplace Accident Victims in Texas?
The types of damages you can recover depend on the laws that apply in your case.
If you’re limited to workers’ compensation benefits, all of your medical expenses should be covered. You’ll also qualify for disability benefits if your injuries cause you to lose income for at least seven days.
Workers’ comp offers the following types of disability benefits, depending on the circumstances:
- Temporary income benefits (TIBs) during your recovery
- Impairment income benefits (IIBs) if you suffer permanent damage
- Supplemental income benefits (SIBs) if your impairment continues to impact your earnings after your IIBs have ended
- Lifetime income benefits (LIBs) for certain types of severe and permanent injuries
- Death benefits and burial costs if the accident was fatal
Workers who can file personal injury lawsuits can seek compensation for their economic damages and non-economic damages, including:
- Current medical bills
- Future medical costs
- 100% of your lost wages
- Lost future earning potential
- Nursing care
- Rehabilitation
- Property damage
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Disfigurement
- Chronic pain
- PTSD
- Diminished quality of life
- Loss of consortium
There are many different situations where you may be entitled to file a lawsuit for additional damages. You can count on our Texas workplace accident attorneys to explore every option. We never leave money on the table. Give us a call today for a free case review.
How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Lawyer After a Work Injury in Texas?
Our team at Zehl & Associates handles cases on a contingency fee basis. You’ll agree to pay a fixed percentage of your compensation award when you hire us. That way, you won’t have to worry about upfront costs or racking up a legal bill you can’t afford.
Can I Recover Damages If I’m Being Blamed for a Work Accident in Texas?
You won’t lose your right to workers’ compensation benefits. Because workers’ comp is a no-fault system, you qualify for benefits even if you caused the accident.
Under Texas modified comparative negligence rules, your damages are reduced if you were less than 51% responsible. Once your level of fault reaches 51%, you lose your right to damages completely.
We’ll Fight to Recover Compensation for All of Your Workplace Accident Injuries
Any worksite can be a dangerous place–whether it’s an oilfield, construction site, or a downtown restaurant. You can’t always control property conditions when you’re on the job. That’s one of the reasons workers’ compensation exists.
At Zehl & Associates, we handle all types of work injury cases, including those where the victim has suffered:
- Burns
- Amputations
- Facial injuries
- Vision loss
- Broken bones
- Nerve damage
- Whiplash
- Soft tissue damage
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Head and neck injuries
- Concussions
- Back injuries
- Organ damage
- Hearing damage
- Crushing injuries
- Paralysis
- Catastrophic injuries
Our wrongful death attorneys are also here to fight for you if you lost a loved one in a fatal work accident.
We Handle All Types of Workplace Accident Claims in Texas
We’re equipped to handle any type of work accident case, including those involving:
- Dangerous property conditions
- Lack of proper safety protection or fall prevention equipment
- Fires and explosions
- Plant and refinery accidents
- Industrial accidents
- Oilfield accidents
- Construction accidents
- Scaffolding falls
- Slip and fall accidents
- Texas truck accidents and 18-wheelers
- Offshore accidents
- Rig explosions
- Accidents involving defective work equipment
Regardless of how you were injured, call our award-winning attorneys for a free case evaluation today. We’ll find out why you were hurt, who is responsible, and how much you deserve. Then, we’ll fight for every available dollar.
How Long Do I Have to File a Claim for Compensation After a Workplace Accident in Texas?
Your time to take legal action is always limited after an accident. To protect your right to workers’ comp benefits, notify your employer within 30 days. You’ll then have one year to send completed paperwork to the Division of Workers’ Compensation.
The deadline to file a lawsuit is two years in most cases. That two-year statute of limitations starts on the date of your workplace accident.
It’s important to act quickly. If you wait too long, you always risk losing your right to recover any compensation for your injuries.
Contact Our Undefeated Texas Workplace Accident Lawyers for a Free Consultation – Call 888-603-3636
With Billions won on behalf of injured workers, including the largest verdicts and settlements in Texas history, our undefeated workplace accident lawyers have the resources to take on any company, regardless of its size, and to make sure our clients and their families never have to worry again.
If you or a loved one were seriously injured, burned, or tragically killed in a work-related accident, call 1-888-603-3636 or click here.
We’ll answer your questions, explain your rights, and provide you with all the information you need to make the best decision for you and your family.
All consultations are free, and you won’t pay us a dime unless we win your case.