{"id":1981,"date":"2018-04-23T13:59:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2019-03-07T18:19:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T23:19:49","slug":"expect-workers-compensation-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/expect-workers-compensation-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Expect During A Workers Compensation Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3596 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/workers-compensation-lawsuit-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"workers-compensation-lawsuit-1-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/workers-compensation-lawsuit-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/workers-compensation-lawsuit-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/workers-compensation-lawsuit-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/workers-compensation-lawsuit-1-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/workers-compensation-lawsuit-1-180x120.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/workers-compensation-lawsuit-1.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Did you know that transportation-related injuries and fatalities top the list of occupational hazards in the U.S?<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right. They cause so many losses and claim so many lives that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/pdf\/cfoi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2,083 incidents<\/a>\u00a0of work transportation incidents took place in 2016 alone.<\/p>\n<p>About\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelers.com\/resources\/workplace-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.7 million workers<\/a>\u00a0suffer from injuries every year. It&#8217;s for this reason that workers compensation lawsuit rates remain high. This is also the reason why North Carolina implements rigorous laws when it comes to worker safety.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/expect-workers-compensation-lawsuit\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What To Expect During A Workers Compensation Lawsuit\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that transportation-related injuries and fatalities top the list of occupational hazards in the U.S? That&#8217;s right. They cause so many losses and claim so many lives that\u00a02,083 incidents\u00a0of work transportation incidents took place in 2016 alone. About\u00a03.7 million workers\u00a0suffer from injuries every year. It&#8217;s for this reason that workers compensation lawsuit rates [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What To Expect During A Workers compensation Lawsuit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you getting ready to sue for an injury on the job? 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