Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Identifying Employers’ Retaliatory Conduct After A Workers’ Comp Claim
Unless someone falls under a very specific exception, every employee is entitled to make a workers’ compensation claim if they are injured on the job. However, some employers will take the news of a workers’ compensation claim as a personal slight, or see it as somehow undermining their authority, and may take what is… Read More »
What Is The “Course and Scope of Employment”?
When you have been injured on the job, and you begin the process of filing for workers’ compensation, the very first question that will be asked of you is whether or not your injury occurred within the scope of your employment. While most of the time, the answer is an easy yes or no,… Read More »
Showing Traumatic Brain Injuries In Court
In civil litigation, proof of injuries is a major cornerstone of the evidence required to hold a defendant liable. However, some injuries can easily be misunderstood or misinterpreted, which may lead to an adverse outcome when it is not necessarily appropriate. Nowhere is this more common than with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), which are… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation For Injuries With Unknown Causes
It might seem impossible that an employee could be compensated for an injury that occurs on the job if the cause is unknown. However, in some situations, Florida workers’ compensation law does allow this, as long as the employee can show that their employment was the major contributing cause of the injury. If you… Read More »
Florida Slip & Fall Cases Can Be Difficult To Win
Slip and fall accidents are some of the most commonly seen personal injury cases in this day and age. However, they have become something of a joke; they are often assumed to be silly, avoidable incidents due largely to the victim’s own recklessness. This could not be further from the truth, but stigma is… Read More »
Dealing With Concurrent Jobs & Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation is a system that is designed to take care of injured employees if that injury occurs on the job. However, many employees in the current economy work more than one job for multiple reasons. Thus, if someone is injured on the job, they wind up not being able to work at either… Read More »
Minors and Workers’ Compensation
Many teenagers all over the country, and even all over the world, will choose to work summer jobs to make extra money, or to gain valuable experience for university applications. However, as with any job, accidents do happen. If your teen is injured while at work, they do have options to seek recovery, despite… Read More »
Common Misconceptions About Florida Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation is an extremely complex area of law that laypeople are nonetheless expected to navigate successfully on their first try. As a result, there are multiple misconceptions that persist among those injured on the job. It is critical that you understand what information is accurate and what is not, lest you wind up… Read More »
Rollover Accidents On Florida Roads
There are a depressing amount of auto accidents on Florida roads, for a variety of reasons – anything from bad weather to driver error may be responsible. However, there are some types of accidents that are more dangerous than others, with none being more potentially hazardous than a rollover. If you have been through… Read More »
Can My Family Get Wrongful Death Benefits From Workers’ Compensation?
There is risk in almost everything we do, no matter how small it may be. If you are injured on the job, workers’ compensation is generally available to help pay your medical bills from whatever incident occurred. However, there is sometimes confusion about whether workers’ compensation extends to death benefits, especially in the event… Read More »