If you are on the job and injured in a car accident cased by a third party you will soon receive an election form from workers compensation which asks whether you will election out of the workers comp claim. This is the so-called election and its not democrat vs. republication.

In a car accident workers compensation case its best (in my opinion) to elect out so you can get third party injury money settlement from the other driver if you were hurt on the job in the state of Oregon. Under Oregon workers compensation you can’t sue your employer but you can get a settlement and money if a third party like a third party driver caused the car accident. If you choose to elect out in a car accident Oregon workers comp claim you still can get your medical bills and time loss paid by Oregon workers compensation and get pain and suffering money from the liable car accident driver.

In deciding whether to elect out on a workers comp car accident its best to talk to an injury lawyer to figure what is best for your injury settlement because you should want to maximize what you will get. There are situations where you can get a workers comp award and also get third party injury settlement money. While our office handles only car accident injury cases and related injury cases we do not handle workers comp cases yet we know several workers comp attorneys with whom we regularly consult on the interplay of these two areas.

On any workers compensation car accident election there will be a workers comp lien as they are entitled to reimbursement for paying out on your time loss and medical bills. In fact on election cases, workers comp must approve the third party bodily injury settlement that your injury lawyer will broker.

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