I have been injured at work. Is workers’ compensation my only remedy?
Most of the time, workers’ compensation is your only remedy for a work related accident. However, Section 440.11(1)(b)(2) provides that the employer can be held liable for accidents above and beyond...
View ArticleI was injured at work and my employer will not send me to the doctor, what...
If you were injured at work, and your employer had more than four (4) employees on the date of the accident, you must report the injury to him or her and request a Notice of Injury or First Report of...
View ArticleWhat is required to file a workers’ compensation claim?
Under Florida Workers’ Compensation Law, an accident at work that results in an injury may entitle you to workers’ compensation: Workers’ compensation benefits include medical benefits and lost wage...
View ArticleIs there a time limit for filing my workers’ compensation claim?
A Petition for Benefits under Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Law can be brought within two (2) years of your date of accident or within two (2) years of when you knew or should have known that you r...
View ArticleWhat if you don’t have an accident at work, but believe that you have...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Law has acknowledged that repetitive trauma, exposure to substance and occupational exposures, are compensable. Repetitive trauma is an activity that leads to an injury....
View ArticleI have been injured at work and I am temporarily unable to return to work...
should stay home. Who is going to pay me? Under Florida Workers’ Compensation Law, you are entitled to indemnity benefits or lost wage benefits. There are categories of temporary indemnity benefits,...
View ArticleI am permanently disabled, what wage loss benefits can I receive?
Permanent total disability. If you are permanently and totally disabled, you are entitled to receive 66% of your average weekly wage biweekly with a 3% supplement increased every January 1st times the...
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