Helpful Resources: WHAT DO YOU DO IF?

What do you do if you're involved in an automobile wreck that's not your
fault?

• Exchange insurance information with the other driver.
• Tell the investigating officer what happened.
• DON'T tell the officer "I'm OK."
• DON'T tell the other driver or anybody else standing nearby "I'm OK."
• Contact your insurance agent and tell him/her what happened.  This is particularly important if you were seriously injured, requiring a lot
  of medical treatment or if the other driver did not have insurance.
• Call a personal injury lawyer if you were injured in the car wreck.

What do you do if you're involved in an automobile wreck that's your fault?

• Exchange insurance information with the other driver.
• Tell the investigating officer what happened.
• Contact your insurance agent and tell him/her what happened.  Your insurance company not only has a duty to indemnify you (pay the claim up to the amount of the policy limits) but it also has a duty to defend you (hire and pay for a defense lawyer for you if the other person sues you because of their injuries).

What do you do if you're injured on the job?

• Tell your supervisor/boss immediately or as soon as possible.
• Ask you supervisor/boss what doctor he/she wants you to go to.
• If the doctor returns you to work and you can do it without causing more pain or injury -- go back to work. If the doctor returns you to work and you can't do it without causing more pain or injury-- call a lawyer who knows workers
  compensation law.
• If you don't think the doctor is doing a good job treating your injuries -- call a lawyer who knows workers compensation law. If you don't think the doctor cares about you -- call a lawyer who
  knows workers compensation law.
• If you are able to return to work, be careful to follow all workplace rules and procedures
• Some -- though by no means all -- employers are notorious for beginning a campaign of disciplinary actions against injured employees as an excuse to fire the employee without violating the Workers
  Compensation Act, which is supposed to protect injured employees from being fired for making a workers compensation claim.

What do you do if you're fired after getting injured on the job?

Call a lawyer who knows workers’ compensation law.