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Can you sue employer if they failed to following safety guidelines and you were injured because of it?
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In most places workers are covered by Workers' Compensation Laws. In return for not being able to sue their employers, they get relatively rapid compensation for work-related injuries and illnesses. Laws in different jurisdictions differ but generally, the only time an injured employee can sue an employer is when the employer intentionally caused the injury, or displayed "reckless disregard" for a hazard that resulted in injury.
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