--- title: Injury | FELA Railroad and Whistleblower Attorneys Michael Flynn and Marc Wietzke description: FELA injury lawyers Michael Flynn & Marc Wietzke represent railroad workers in injury and whistleblower cases through the country. They are located in New York. --- [![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-free-whistleblower-case-study-1.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lpheader-free-whistleblower-case-study-1.jpg?width=2400&name=lpheader-free-whistleblower-case-study-1.jpg "lpheader-free-whistleblower-case-study-1.jpg") # FELA Injury Railroad injuries are different # How could a fingertip be worth $2 million? Because a jury said so. One of the major differences with railroad injuries is that the value of your claim is determined by a jury, not by a worker’s comp list of values-- a contemporary decision by everyday people, as opposed to an outdated calculation by a Board who never even met you. In a jury trial real people grapple with the real-life implications of your injury - [like a severed finger tip](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-does-a-2-million-finger-injury-case-look-like) - with the power of a law that specifically protects railroad workers who get hurt as a result of unreasonably dangerous safety conditions # You’re not covered by worker’s comp Railroad workers are covered by the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) - not worker’s compensation. And that’s a good thing. The FELA provides a much more complete remedy than the traditional workers' compensation system. For the most part, workers' compensation benefits tend to be fixed and arbitrary, and to grossly under-compensate injured workers. ![railroad-injuries-are-different.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/railroad-injuries-are-different.jpg?width=640&name=railroad-injuries-are-different.jpg "railroad-injuries-are-different.jpg") > *FELA is different because it determines what percentage of your injury is the railroad’s fault. That’s how you get paid.* Under workers' compensation, an injured employee receives only partial wage reimbursement benefits and nothing for pain and suffering. 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