Tag Archives: Miami Workers Compensation Lawyer
Understanding Your Right to Medical Care Under Workers’ Compensation
If you have been injured at work, your first priority is likely trying to feel better. You have every right to get the medical treatment you need to recover and you should get it in concurrence with your workers’ compensation claim. However, when it comes to workers’ compensation, your medical care may not be… Read More »
Obtaining Workers’ Compensation For Construction Workers
Anyone who works in the construction industry understands that risks come with the territory. And that’s why construction workers work so hard to follow the rules and comply with regulations. After all, no one wants to get hurt. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the average construction worker, accidents sometimes happen anyway. Local10 News… Read More »
Obtaining Workers’ Compensation After an Industrial Accident
Anyone who works in the industrial industry knows that there is an inherently dangerous aspect of their job. However, this knowledge does not change the fact that, unfortunately, industrial workers can undertake every possible safety measure and still become injured on the job. Industrial accidents can lead to permanent disabilities that prevent the injured… Read More »
Positive Changes Might Be Coming in the Florida Workers’ Compensation World
A change in leadership often represents uncertainty. However, new Florida Senate president Bill Galvano is indicating that some positive changes may be taking place in the near future for workers’ compensation. The new president, who took over at the end of November, has committed to revisit Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance laws despite two decreases… Read More »
Substantiating Your Workers’ Compensation Claim: How to Prove that Your Injury Occurred at Work
Generally speaking, workers’ compensation claims are different from civil lawsuits because the injured party is not required to prove fault or negligence. As workers’ compensation operates in the scope of a no-fault system under Florida law, you generally only need to show that you meet the requirements of the statute in order to obtain… Read More »
Where Does My Claim Go When Workers’ Compensation Insurance Won’t Pay?
WLRN reported that Florida’s First District Court of Appeal recently issued an important decision for workers’ compensation claims. The Court held in favor of the insurance company in deciding that it should not have to pay a claim under a policy that was written after the claimed work injury. The policy in the case… Read More »
Roofing Accidents and Workers’ Compensation: What Happens When You Fall Down
Many Americans make a living by working as roofers in the construction industry. Being that the nature of the construction industry involves many potentially dangerous aspects, construction workers depend on their employers to comply with the measures stipulated by law that are in place to keep the workers safe. When employers do not comply,… Read More »
