Workers’ Compensation insurance offers death benefits for those who are left behind after a death on the job. Spouses and children are often the beneficiaries of these benefits, which are paid through the same system that pays for medical coverage. Negligent parties may be cited in a wrongful death lawsuit. Anyone who has lost someone in a job-related accident may work with a Workers’ Compensation lawyer to file a claim against the individual parties responsible and prove the following:nnThe accident was caused by an entity’s negligencenThe accident directly caused the worker’s deathnThe surviving family members depended on that workernWrongful death claims may also be filed if the insurance company did not move to cover the work-related injuries in a timely manner. Any level of inaction could cause someone to die while awaiting treatment, and that person’s family could be left with expensive medical bills and burial costs.