{"id":8166,"date":"2018-09-28T22:15:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T22:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/airportinjurylawyer\/?p=8166"},"modified":"2018-09-28T22:15:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T22:15:06","slug":"if-an-airport-work-injury-was-my-fault-can-i-still-collect-workers-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/airportinjurylawyer\/2018\/09\/28\/if-an-airport-work-injury-was-my-fault-can-i-still-collect-workers-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"If an Airport Work Injury Was My Fault, Can I Still Collect Workers Compensation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even if an airport accident is your fault, if you were on the job, then you may still be able to collect Workers&#8217; Compensation benefits under Virginia and Washington, D.C. law. Workers&#8217; Compensation is a &#8220;no-fault&#8221; administrative system, so that if the employee is not in violation of a safety rule or regulation, they can still collect compensation. This is important because sometimes a momentary lapse can lead to an airport accident, with permanent consequences, such as disability, scarring, fractures and loss of function.<\/p>\n<p>At Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Reagan National Airport (DCA), and other smaller airports throughout the region, it is difficult for employees to use their five senses when:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2022 Loud jets drown out sound,<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Jet fuel makes smelling exhaust difficult,<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Vibrations from jet&#8217;s mask oncoming tugs, trucks and cars, and<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 High winds, exhaust and weather can all wreak havoc on self-preservation senses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Workers&#8217; Compensation claims for accidents and injuries at airports will not be successful if the injury was:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2022 Intentionally inflicted;<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 the result of alcohol or drug use, or<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 through a violation of a known and enforced safety rule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, if the accident was truly &#8220;accidental,&#8221; then even clumsy employees, workers who are &#8220;klutzes,&#8221; or new hires who are not yet proficient at their jobs, can all collect their full workers&#8217; compensation benefits. Therefore, it is important to hire a law team with a lot of experience and knowledge in airport accident cases.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know has been injured either as an employee or traveler at an airport and you have questions as to what laws apply, please give us a call (703-796-9555) or <a href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a> us at <a href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abrams Landau, Ltd.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even if an airport accident is your fault, if you were on the job, then you may still be able to collect Workers&#8217; Compensation benefits under Virginia and Washington, D.C. law. Workers&#8217; Compensation is a &#8220;no-fault&#8221; administrative system, so that if the employee is not in violation of a safety rule or regulation, they can&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/airportinjurylawyer\/2018\/09\/28\/if-an-airport-work-injury-was-my-fault-can-i-still-collect-workers-compensation\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;If an Airport Work Injury Was My Fault, Can I Still Collect Workers Compensation?&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7,8,9],"tags":[19,1719,1722,101,1721,1720,103,1718,617,162,1568,298,1574,1567,1570,608,609],"class_list":["post-8166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airline-employee-job-injury-claims","category-airport-runway-tarmac-and-aoa-incidents","category-airport-sliptrip-and-fall-accidents","category-airport-vehicle-crashes","tag-abrams-landau","tag-airline-employee","tag-airplane-work-injury","tag-airport-accident","tag-airport-accident-attorney","tag-airport-accident-case","tag-airport-accident-lawyer","tag-airport-employee","tag-airport-injury-lawyer","tag-airport-work-injury","tag-dca","tag-doug-landau","tag-dulles-international-airport","tag-iad","tag-reagan-national-airport","tag-workers-comp","tag-workers-compensation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>If an Airport Work Injury Was My Fault, Can I Still Collect Workers Compensation? - Airport Injury Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/airportinjurylawyer\/2018\/09\/28\/if-an-airport-work-injury-was-my-fault-can-i-still-collect-workers-compensation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"If an Airport Work Injury Was My Fault, Can I Still Collect Workers Compensation? - Airport Injury Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Even if an airport accident is your fault, if you were on the job, then you may still be able to collect Workers&#8217; Compensation benefits under Virginia and Washington, D.C. law. 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