If you have been injured due to negligence, recklessness, or carelessness, the law provides the option of a personal injury claim in Florida. While injury and a personal injury claim can be overwhelming and disruptive to your life, there are four ways to prepare for a personal injury claim in Florida. Once you recognize your injury is due to negligence, it’s time to determine the next steps.
In Florida, when you get hurt on the job, you are entitled to two classes of benefits: medical and indemnity or lost wages. Medical treatment starts with the goal of treating the person until they reach a status called maximum medical improvement (MMI). After MMI, the goal is to provide palliative care or pain management. MMI also shifts an injured worker’s entitlement to indemnity benefits. After MMI, temporary wages are cut off. With the exception of rehabilitation temporary total benefits, only permanent indemnity benefits are available.
Florida is an at-will state. What does that mean or imply? In an at-will state, we assume the employee is working through their own volition, legally termed “at will.” It also means there is no contractual obligation between the Florida employer or employee in the long term.
On that note, let's dive into what it means for Florida to be an at-will state.
The following pointers highlight some critical elements of the definition of an at-will state.
As spring comes to an end, it is time to prepare for long, hot summer days. Heat presents challenges to indoor and outdoor workers' health and well-being alike, and it is possible to get injured without even knowing it. Florida’s extreme temperatures often bring in hot climates alongside very rainy days. And when there’s a job to get done, many hard working men and women must face working in this stifling heat. Here are a few common summer injuries to avoid when working in the heat.
Most employees understand that workers’ compensation exists to support workers who have been injured while on the job; however, workers’ compensation has different types and levels of care for employees.
While every case is unique with different factors, it is possible to prove permanent and total disability through a Florida workers’ compensation case. The discussion starts by understanding the statutes, case law, and past experience. In every situation, it’s ideal to reach out to a workers’ compensation lawyer to dive into the details of your case.
In Florida, workers’ compensation is set up as a no-fault law. If you are ever injured in your workplace, your company takes on the responsibility of paying for medical treatment and lost wage benefits.
A Traumatic Brain Injury, as a result of your work, can be a scary situation to navigate, but your first step should be medical care. From there, your options depend on a number of factors that are discussed in this article.
Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI is when an injury affects the brain’s function.[1]
No matter where you work, workplace injury is a common problem. Knowing your workers' compensation rights is crucial to your health and well-being. Workers are eligible to get benefits related to medical expenses, rehabilitation services, and lost wages.
Workplace injury is part of the risk that an employer must plan for, and most states, including Florida, requires that employers have workers’ compensation insurance in place for their employees. As an employee, it’s important to know common injuries for workers’ compensation claims.
Severe work injuries are scary. For purposes of this article, “severe” is going to be used when describing a work injury that prevents someone from working ever again, essentially meaning a total disability injury. This is not to diminish other injuries that can also be very bad and difficult for daily life. However, let’s focus on the benefits available after a severe work injury that would prevent someone from re-entering the workforce.