--- title: FELA Attorney's Blog | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers | FAQs on the job injuries (3) description: FAQs on the job injuries | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers for on job injuries and whistleblower claims and those of injured passengers. (3) --- [![fw-fela-logo.png](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fw-fela-logo.png?width=504&name=fw-fela-logo.png "fw-fela-logo.png")](https://www.felaattorney.com/) ![lpheader-blog-header.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LP_Headers/lpheader-blog-header.jpg?width=1024&name=lpheader-blog-header.jpg "lpheader-blog-header.jpg") ## FELA Attorney's Blog | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers and rail passengers ## [ How do I figure out my lost wages from my on job injury?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/-how-do-i-figure-out-my-lost-wages-from-my-on-job-injury) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on May 2, 2014 12:38:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![DSCN1290](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-707738704.jpg?width=324&name=file-707738704.jpg)Lost wages are an objective cornerstone of any claim resolution. [If you’re trying to figure out the value of your case there are other factors to consider also, like the severity of your injury or how many years you have before retirement. Click HERE for more. ](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/hurt-on-railroad-how-much-is-my-case-worth) But the starting place for every injury claim is this: How much did I lose in wages? The concept of the calculation is straight forward. But the mathematics can get confusing. Let me break it down: [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/-how-do-i-figure-out-my-lost-wages-from-my-on-job-injury) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/-how-do-i-figure-out-my-lost-wages-from-my-on-job-injury#comments-listing) Topics: [FAQs on the job injuries](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries), [Rights of Railroad workers](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/rights-of-railroad-workers), [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit), [lost wages](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/lost-wages) ## [Hurt on railroad: How much is my case worth?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/hurt-on-railroad-how-much-is-my-case-worth) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on May 2, 2014 12:12:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![DSCN1300](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-711845488.jpg?width=324&name=file-711845488.jpg)If you’ve been hurt on the railroad your first question is probably, do I have a case? Once you decide the answer is yes, almost assuredly, the next question is how much is my back injury claim worth? How much is my finger injury worth? How much is my knee injury case worth? They’re important questions, because you want to make sure that the value of what you could recover from a settlement or trial is worth your time and sharing a portion of any recovery on legal fees. There isn’t a calculator where you can enter an equation like: **Shoulder injury x 2 surgeries x 4 months off the job** **=**** Y dollars   ** But you can get some idea of the worth of your claim by looking at several factors that we’ll take a look at in this post. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/hurt-on-railroad-how-much-is-my-case-worth) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/hurt-on-railroad-how-much-is-my-case-worth#comments-listing) Topics: [FAQs on the job injuries](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries), [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit), [eye injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/eye-injury), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery) ## [A Railroad Worker’s Guide: 7 Basic Steps of a FELA Injury Lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/a-railroad-workers-guide-7-basic-steps-of-a-fela-lawsuit) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Feb 10, 2014 10:42:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Fela-lawsuit-guide-railroad-lawyer.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Fela-lawsuit-guide-railroad-lawyer.jpg?width=1404&name=Fela-lawsuit-guide-railroad-lawyer.jpg "Fela-lawsuit-guide-railroad-lawyer.jpg") I get  several calls a week from  workers of every craft, be they electricians, conductors, signalmen, car cleaners, track workers or engineers, just to name a few, looking for answers to some basic FELA claims and lawsuit questions. Because these answers pertain to all rail jobs I compiled a list of **the most frequently asked questions regarding the basic steps to filing a FELA lawsui****t against a carrier**. Here are the questions I'll cover in this post: 1. **How early in the claims do I make a demand?** 2. **When will I learn what my case is worth?** 3. **Once I hire an attorney, how long until my case will be filed?** 4. **Once my case is filed, how long before I got to trial?** 5. **What happens from the time the case gets filed until the trial?** 6. **Will my case always go to trial, or do some carriers settle?** 7. **What happens at a FELA  trial?** [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/a-railroad-workers-guide-7-basic-steps-of-a-fela-lawsuit) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/a-railroad-workers-guide-7-basic-steps-of-a-fela-lawsuit#comments-listing) Topics: [FAQs on the job injuries](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries), [Rights of Railroad workers](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/rights-of-railroad-workers), [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit) ## [5 Questions and Answers for Railroad Workers Injured on Metro North](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/5-questions-and-answers-for-railroad-workers-injured-at-sputyen-duvil) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Dec 4, 2013 1:27:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![11200079265_c869760dcb_z](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-402285480.jpg?width=440&name=file-402285480.jpg) *A Metro-North Railroad worker repairs a damaged section of track **on Dec. 3 **after a deadly derailment near the Spuyten-Duyvil station two days earlier. Patrick Cashin [MTA Photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/)* Whether it was at this weekend’s Metro North derailment in the Bronx or while working for some other railroad, if you have recently been hurt on the job you’re probably full of more questions than answers. You are likely wondering: - **Who pays for my medical treatment?** - **How do I pay my rent, mortgage or car bills while I am out of work?** - **What do I have to do to return to work?** - **Can I recover money from the railroad for my injury?** - **Did railroad negligence cause me to get hurt?** This post will get you started down the road to answering these questions, but you will undoubtedly have more. 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