Can I sue my job for not taking care of an injury I had for 3 years?
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Can I sue my job for not taking care of an injury I had for 3 years?
About 3 years ago I got a piece of metal in my eye form work and my supervisor said that they weren’t not obligated to send me to the hospital. The metal is still in my eye; it’s rusting and is infecting my vision.
Asked on January 6, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The real question is, why haven't you gone to the hospital? There is no law stopping you from doing so, or requiring you to wait for your employer to send you.
If you were injured at work, you may be entitled to worker's compensation, and/or to sue your employer for the injury if the employer was at fault in some way; you should definitely speak with an employment law attorney to see what compensation you may be entitled to. Do this immediately; there is a time limit for taking action for personal injury and for worker's compensation. It may already be too late; but if not, you don't want any more time to pass.
However, your employer is *not* liable or responsible for not sending you to the doctor or hospital. It's not an employer's obligation to get medical care for its employees--just to provide the appropriate monetary compensation when necessary. Regardless of what the employer said, you could have gone to the hospital at any time--and from what you write, you should go now, immediately, before the problem gets worse. Save your vision and health; then worry about the compensation.
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