{"id":168,"date":"2021-07-03T21:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T21:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/construction-site-injuries-third-party-claims-in-illinois\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:35:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:31","slug":"construction-site-injuries-third-party-claims-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/construction-site-injuries-third-party-claims-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Site Injuries &#038; Third-Party Claims in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/construction-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Construction Accidents<\/a> | July 3, 2021<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/construction-site-injuries-third-party-claims-in-illinois.jpg\" alt=\"Construction Site Injuries &amp; Third-Party Claims in Illinois\"\/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accidents occur at construction sites with regularity. Despite stringent regulations about workplace safety in construction areas, the reality is that there are going to be times when injuries occur. In most situations, a person injured on the job at a construction site will be entitled to workers\u2019 compensation insurance to help pay for their medical bills and lost wages. However, there may be times when it is appropriate for an injured worker to file a third-party personal injury lawsuit in order to recover compensation for their losses. Here, our <a href=\"\/workers-compensation\/construction-site-injuries\/\">Chicago construction site accident attorneys<\/a> want to discuss when a third-party claim may be possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Construction Injuries are Handled Through Workers\u2019 Comp<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/construction-site-injuries-third-party-claims-in-illinois\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Construction Site Injuries &#038; Third-Party Claims in Illinois\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction Accidents | July 3, 2021 Accidents occur at construction sites with regularity. Despite stringent regulations about workplace safety in construction areas, the reality is that there are going to be times when injuries occur. In most situations, a person injured on the job at a construction site will be entitled to workers\u2019 compensation insurance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Construction Site Injuries &amp; Third-Party Claims in Illinois<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An injured worker can recover compensation regardless of who caused the injury, be it themselves, a coworker, or the condition at the job site.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/construction-site-injuries-third-party-claims-in-illinois\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Construction Site Injuries &amp; 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