My husband was hurt at a construction site. He is a sheet metal worker. His boss says that we cannot suebecause of worker's compensation. Is this true?

A: The answer to this question depends on many different factors. Certainly, you cannot sue your husband's employer due to the immunity under the Worker's Compensation Act. Whether there is any other viable defendant who can and should be sued depends upon how the work site was set up and whether anyone acted negligently in creating an unsafe condition which led to the accident. The determination as to whether anyone acted negligently and, very importantly, whether that person or company is subject to civil suit under the Worker's Compensation laws of the relevant state, are very important, often complex questions. For this reason, we encourage individuals injured on construction sites or in industrial settings to contact an experienced attorney early on so that the proper can be done in a timely fashion.