Missouri Jones Act Attorney

 FELA Lawyer in Illinois

Worker’s compensation laws do not cover sailors or railroad workers in the United States.  Therefore, it was necessary to enact laws to ensure that these workers would receive compensation the event that they were hurt or killed while on the job.  The Federal Employment Liability Act was passed by Congress first in 1908.  Soon after, in 1920, the Jones Act (which contains three laws, they also provide for injured seamen’s rights) was advocated by U.S. Senator Wesley L. Jones.  The Jones Act provides similar benefits for injured mariners or their families in the case of a death that FELA provides for railroad employees.
Both FELA and the Jones Act are very different from worker’s compensation.  Worker’s comp is for workers who have been injured on the job and it allows the employee to collect compensation for their medical bills and also receive wages in some cases.  It is not necessary to prove fault in a worker’s comp case.  However, a FELA case or Jones Act case requires that the injured employee bring a federal suit against their employer and prove that negligence caused the injuries (or death, in that case).   
A St. Louis Jones Act/FELA attorney at Cagle Law Firm can help you and your family through this difficult time.  You deserve to recover damages for your injuries, medical bills, lost of wages, future lost wages and any other financial difficulties imposed by your accident.  These types of lawsuits have the advantage of providing much more compensation for injuries than worker’s compensation claims.  In the case of a death, the family can recover unlimited damages.

Practice Areas – Jones Act and FELA Attorney

• Maritime Law
• Jones Act
• Boating Accidents
• Barge Accidents
• FELA
• Railroad Accidents
• Types of Railroad Accident Injuries

If you need assistance with any of the above types of accidents in Missouri or Illinois, the Cagle Law Firm legal team can assist you with building a federal case against your employer in order to recover damages for your injuries.  If you have lost a loved one, you also have a legal right to file a suit against your family member’s employer.