Category Archives: Workers Compensation
Can You Choose Your Own Doctor For A Florida Workers’ Comp Claim?
You slipped on a wet floor at work, or maybe you strained your back lifting something you handle every day without a problem. Either way, you are hurt, and your first instinct is probably to call the doctor you already know and trust. So why does your employer’s insurance company seem to have other… Read More »
How Independent Contractor Status Affects A Workers’ Comp Claim
Getting hurt on the job raises an obvious question: will workers’ compensation cover the injury? For most employees, the answer is straightforward. For independent contractors, the answer becomes considerably murkier, and the label your employer uses to describe you may not even be the one that legally applies. Who Actually Counts As An Employee?… Read More »
When Mowing Turns Risky: What Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers Should Know About Workers’ Comp
Ask most people to picture a dangerous job, and landscaping probably isn’t the first image that comes to mind. Yet behind the neatly trimmed hedges and freshly cut lawns of Winter Park lies a profession with a surprisingly steep injury rate. Heavy machinery, extreme heat, ladders, chemicals, and tight deadlines all combine to make… Read More »
Maximum Medical Improvement Explained For Florida Workers
Ever wonder who actually decides when your body is “done” healing, and what happens to your paycheck when that decision is made? For injured workers throughout Orlando and Winter Park, the phrase maximum medical improvement, or MMI, sits at the center of that question, and understanding it can make the difference between a claim… Read More »
How Pre-Existing Conditions Affect A Florida Workers’ Comp Claim
Have you ever wondered what happens to a workers’ compensation claim when the injured worker already had a bad back, an old knee injury, or another lingering condition before the workplace accident? It is a more common scenario than most people realize, and it raises a fair question: does an old injury cancel out… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation For First Responders
Florida, and most other U.S. states, does not award workers’ compensation for emotional injuries (unless the emotional injury goes hand in hand with a physical injury). However, in the last decade or so, a movement has begun in the U.S. to carve out an exception to the rule for the injuries sustained by first… Read More »
Who Is Exempt From Florida Workers’ Compensation?
The strong majority of businesses in Florida are required to carry workers’ compensation coverage in case an employee is injured on the job. In exchange for workers’ compensation benefits, an employee makes an unspoken agreement not to file suit against their employer alleging negligence. However, a small percentage of Florida companies will qualify for… Read More »
Myths About Workers’ Compensation Can Leave You Without A Leg To Stand On
Workers’ compensation is often a hotly contested issue between employers and employees, or even between employees themselves. If someone is hurt on the job, the average person tends to think that their injuries and medical treatment will always be covered, and that they will be back at work as soon as possible. The reality… Read More »
Are Florida Workers’ Compensation Benefits Taxable?
In the United States, most workers are used to having federal and state (if applicable) taxes being taken out of their paychecks. Because of this, many injured workers assume that their workers’ compensation benefits, received while recovering from an on-the-job injury, are also taxable. In reality, workers’ compensation benefits are only taxable in Florida… Read More »
What If My Employer Does Not Have Workers’ Compensation Coverage?
If a Florida company has a certain number of employees and is in certain industries, they are required by state law to carry workers’ compensation coverage, to provide for those employees if they are injured on the job. If you are injured while on the clock, and you discover that for some reason, your… Read More »