Throughout a lifetime, most people spend about a quarter of their lives at work, which means it’s common for workers to face occupational diseases. In today’s society, when a worker can prove that a chronic or ongoing illness stems from his or her job, that worker is eligible for worker’s compensation.

Workplace injury often is accompanied by a number of legal options including the receipt of worker’s compensation. However, you need to be careful to avoid certain choices when you’re applying for worker’s compensation. The benefits of worker’s compensation include recovery of lost wages and medical bills, but claiming worker’s compensation can be complicated and confusing, resulting in claim denial or less compensation.

To receive help with your medical bills and lost wages, you want to be sure to avoid making these mistakes when applying for worker’s compensation.

Workers’ compensation in Florida provides two categories of benefits: Indemnity and medical. Within the medical benefit category, injured workers are governed by the limitations set forth in Florida Statute 440.  

Getting injured on the job usually means a person will get hurt, then recover from that injury and resume their regular job functions without much trouble.  The most severe injuries are typically orthopedic:  torn shoulder and knee joints or herniated disks in the spine, to name a few.  These can require surgery in order to fix the damage.  However, injuries can sometimes be even more complicat