Many people drive for work. For some professionals like truckers or taxi cab drivers, being behind the wheel makes up a major portion of their daily workday. For others, driving may be a smaller part of their work tasks, like when an employee is sent to run errands or is driving to a meeting with a client. Whenever you are on-the-job and behind the wheel, you should be covered by workers’ compensation in case something goes wrong and an accident happens.
Workers’ compensation benefits don’t typically cover you during a routine morning or evening commute to or from work, but do kick in to provide you with medical bill payments and disability income after any car accident that occurs when performing your work duties. The fault isn’t relevant in getting workers’ comp coverage for injuries caused by a vehicle accident on-the-job. However, you need to decide if a workers’ comp claim is the best choice, the only choice, or one of several options to pursue getting the compensation owed to you. A Charlotte workers’ compensation lawyer at Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC can help you understand your options.