Monthly Archives: July 2020
Palm Beach County Court Awards $1.88 Million to FPL Subcontractor Injured by Falling Equipment
Most Floridians do not think very much about what FPL workers do until a hurricane or one of South Florida’s famously monstrous lightning storms knocks out the electricity; then it is FPL to the rescue. In order to keep the electricity functioning in the residences and businesses of South Florida, FPL employees must inspect… Read More »
When Your Employer Accuses You of Exaggerating Your Injuries
One of the worst parts of living with a chronic illness or an injury that causes chronic pain is when people assume that, because you look healthy, you must be faking your pain or exaggerating it just to get attention. It is demoralizing enough when your family members and work supervisors do this, but… Read More »
Florida Supreme Court Will Decide Workers’ Compensation Case About Broward School Employee’s Rotator Cuff Injury
When you get injured at work, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance will pay for your treatment, including surgery, if necessary. That means that your employer’s insurance has the final decision about which doctors treat you. If you disagree with the workers’ compensation doctor, challenging the doctor’s decision or getting your case reassigned to a… Read More »
What Qualifies as a Work Injury When Your Home Is Your Workplace?
All employers must carry workers’ compensation insurance, and they must use this insurance to pay for the medical treatment of employees who are injured at work. Workers’ compensation insurance must pay for the injured workers’ treatment as long as the injury was work-related, whether or not it was due to negligence on the part… Read More »
Family of Construction Worker Killed in Miami Beach Demolition Accident Files Lawsuit
Workers’ compensation benefits are available to all employees to cover the costs associated with accidental injuries that happen on the job. Whether or not your employer’s negligence was the cause of the accident, you are entitled to file a claim for workers’ comp. Your employer, through their workers’ compensation insurance company, will cover the… Read More »