Workplace injuries often result in significant expenses for victims. In general, individuals who sustain on-the-job injuries should be able to recover compensation through the workers’ comp system in Florida. Here, we want to discuss the top ten causes of injuries in Florida workplaces. It is important to point out that
If you get injured on the job in Florida, you may be wondering what effect if any, a prior condition may have on your benefits. This is actually a threshold question, because the employer/carrier, (“E/C”), may not have to pay you anything depending on the impact of that prior condition.
Workers’ Compensation laws in Florida are harsh and aimed at limiting your entitlement to benefits. This article will focus on the pre-employment questionnaires used by employers to make hiring decisions, and that what you say during this process can affect your rights to obtain future workers’ compensation benefits. We will
If you’ve been injured at work in Florida, consulting with a Workers Comp Lawyer can help you understand your rights and benefits. There are two types of benefits that you may be entitled to if you have a compensable workers’ compensation claim. The first one is medical treatment and related
What if you get injured on the job and cannot return to work? You tell your supervisor about your injury right after it happens. You seek treatment at the local emergency room or urgent care center. But then you do not hear anything at all from your employer about whether
In order to have a compensable workers compensation claim in Florida, you need to prove that the accident arose out of and in the course of your employment. In other words, the accident resulted from your work activity or performance of your job duties while you were employed and working.
Social security disability can be a complicated process, requiring several steps to proving you are disabled. The complication ultimately begins with how social security defines disability. Social security defines disability as, “the inability to do any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which
Under the Florida Workers Compensation Law, benefits are paid based upon disability. Disability means an “incapacity because of the injury to earn in the same or any other employment the wages which the employer is receiving at the time of the injury”. Basically, the amount of workers’ compensation benefits will
A 2018 report from the American Bar Association showed that there were 1,338,678 practicing lawyers in the US. That’s a significant increase from a decade earlier when numbers showed 1,162,124. That’s a 15.2% growth spurt. Why are there so many more active attorneys? It seems that Americans require their legal
What should I do if my employer refuses to report my workers’ compensation claim? You’re entitled to Workers’ Compensation benefits whether or not your employer reports the claim. Do not get discouraged. Your company most likely has an insurance policy to cover workplace accidents. The information simply needs to be
