Image Licensing Protections: An Introduction

Image Licensing Protections: An Introduction

When Workers' Compensation Falls Short Of Adequate: Personal Injury

Judy Alexander

If you've suffered a workplace injury, workers' comp provides a valuable way to get benefits. You need pay nothing and your coverage is automatic from the first moment on your job. If you get hurt at work, you can get your medical bills paid and get a partial payment of your salary while you recover. In most cases, you do recover and are able to return to your previous job. There are a few types of injuries, however, that may call for more help. Read on to learn about times when you may need to take legal action.

Toxic Exposure

Many workplaces hold the potential for workers to be exposed to dangerous substances, and often the effects of these toxic products are cumulative. That means that it is the long-term exposure to the chemical or substance that causes the problem. If you work around things like radium, asbestos, benzine, arsenic and other potentially harmful substances, you have the potential to be harmed, and that harm is often deadly.

Worker's comp does not have the capacity to compensate you for pain and suffering, nor does it hold the potential to affect the working conditions that caused the exposure issue. Some of these toxic substances, like asbestos, have affected so many workers that a trust fund for compensation has been created. Talk to a personal injury attorney about getting your share of the huge fund set aside for asbestos or other toxic work-related substances.

Defective Machinery

You have the right to work in a safe environment, and your employer has an obligation to provide you with safe working conditions. When you are injured by a defective product or machinery, you do have the option to use workers' comp to be compensated. Unfortunately, going this route does nothing to draw attention to the bad product or faulty machinery, which means that you and other workers will continue to be affected by it. Whether you file for workers' comp or sue your employer or the manufacturer of the equipment, be sure to report your injury to OSHA.

Negligence

Just because a job is known to be more hazardous does not mean that the employer can allow workers to face unsafe conditions. For example, mining is undeniably a dangerous career, but that does not excuse a company from doing everything they can to make the job and environment as safe as possible. You may have a negligence suit on your hands if you can show that the employer knowingly allowed unsafe conditions to exist and harm workers.

Speak to a personal injury attorney, such as at Buckley  Law Office , about your work-related injury and be sure that you make the right decisions about the route to take to get the compensation your deserve.


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Image Licensing Protections: An Introduction

When you sell stock photography, there is always a risk that someone may use your image in a way that you didn't permit in the licensing agreement. When that happens, you need to protect your licensing rights. The best way to do that is to work with a copyright and licensing attorney. I've spent a lot of time researching fair use and licensing restrictions. I hope that the information here helps you to not only understand your rights as the creator but also to learn how to document and enforce those rights and seek legal resolutions when they are violated.

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