A railroad injury lawyer protects the rights of railroad workers granted under FELA. The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), a federal law established in the US in 1908, promises coverage for injuries to railroad workers, who are frequently put at danger but may not be covered under worker's compensation laws. Just as most employees have the right to compensation under workers' comp if they are injured, railroad workers have the right to compensation under FELA if they are injured. A railroad injury lawyer does very much the same tasks as a workers compensation lawyer – filing injury claims with the employer, starting liability proceedings in civil court, and proving the injury was related to the job.– but an important distinction is that under FELA, fault does need to be shown, much unlike workers' comp cases. Railroad injury lawyers generally argue negligence to prove fault, but also have the option to argue strict liability.