If you’re a delivery driver, postman or someone that services areas that take you in or around people’s homes, odds are you’ve encountered a not-so-friendly dog at some point in your day. If you were injured by one of these dogs, you might be wondering about your compensation options. Do you get workers’ compensation because the injuries happened while you were on the clock? Do you get personal injury compensation because someone else was directly responsible? Can you collect both? We answer those questions and more in today’s blog.
Bitten By A Dog On The Job In Minnesota
If you are bitten by a dog during the scope of your employment, you can take solace in knowing that you will be covered by workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation is designed to help injured workers physically and financially recover after a workplace injury. Even though you may have other recovery options, you can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that as long as you can showcase that you were injured while performing work-related duties, you can collect workers’ compensation for your dog bite injuries.
The only downside to workers’ compensation is that your compensation amount can be capped, meaning that a workers’ compensation claim may not fully address the total scope of your injuries and damages. When this is the case, you’ll also need to file a personal injury claim. Most dog owners also have homeowner’s insurance, and this is who you’ll typically be filing against when bringing a personal injury claim after a dog bite injury.
During a personal injury claim, you will be able to collect compensation for more types of damages than a workers’ compensation claim. For example, you can be compensated for:
- Medical Expenses
- Lost Income
- Reduced Earnings Capacity
- Pain and Suffering
- Emotional Distress
- Disfigurement
- Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Wrongful Death
As you can probably imagine, it can be hard to win one claim, let alone a workers’ compensation and personal injury claim for the same incident. Fortunately, you don’t have to if you connect with the team at Hey Workers. We are well-versed in both workers’ compensation and personal injury claims, and we’re confident that we can put together a strong claim that sees you earn the compensation you deserve for your injuries.
Don’t let your compensation package be capped because you tried to earn an award on your own. Instead, trust your case to a firm that has won countless dog bite claims in the past. We know the best ways to argue these complex cases and get the biggest awards for our clients. For more information about how we can help with your dog bite injury claim, or to talk with a lawyer to see if you may have a valid work comp or personal injury claim, reach out to the team at Hey Workers today at (844) 439-9675.
