Category Archives: Workers Compensation
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 »
Termination After Receiving Workers’ Compensation Benefits Is Retaliatory
When someone is injured at work and applies for workers’ compensation benefits, they often rest easy knowing that they will have a job upon their return. However, what many are unaware of is that by law, Florida does not require an employer to keep an injured worker’s job open for them while they are… Read More »
Appealing A Florida Workers’ Compensation Denial
When an employee is injured on the job, the fact that their employer has to carry workers’ compensation insurance (with rare exceptions) can give them some peace of mind. With workers’ compensation benefits, an injured worker can focus on healing so they can return to work more quickly. However, not every work injury qualifies… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation & Remote Employees
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more employers have allowed their employees the option of working from home. This has been a godsend for many workers, particularly disabled people who might otherwise not have a job at all – but the existence of remote work does bring up new questions and issues that… Read More »
En Banc Decision Alters Rules For Workers’ Compensation Filing Deadlines
In late March, an en banc panel of the First District Court of Appeals issued a landmark ruling which essentially states that courts have been misinterpreting the state’s workers’ compensation statute since its alteration in 1999. While it remains to be seen what the ultimate outcome of this ruling will be, it will almost… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation When A Worker Has Multiple Jobs
Florida law holds that when a worker is injured on the job, they can receive workers’ compensation benefits according to their average weekly wage (AWW). Some workers only have one job, but for those who work more to make ends meet, seeking workers’ compensation can be a slightly more difficult endeavor. The right attorney… Read More »
Do Undocumented Immigrants Get Workers’ Compensation?
In general, people who enter the United States without inspection are not permitted to hold a job in the country. However, this does not stop many employers from hiring the undocumented all the same, with many taking advantage of their status to exploit them. In this environment, one might not think that undocumented workers… Read More »
Independent Contractors & Workers’ Compensation
In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) announced that it was returning to its pre-2024 classification of independent contractors. What this means is that the DoL will not enforce a 2024 regulation intended to make it harder to misclassify employees as independent contractors. The reason this matters to Florida employees (and independent… Read More »
Employers Can Complicate Third-Party Lawsuits
In rare situations, a claim that might merit workers’ compensation benefits may also give rise to a personal injury lawsuit in Florida – but it does happen. The most common scenario is being injured by a third party while engaged in business for one’s employer. If you have been the victim of a third-party… Read More »
Can I Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits For A Preexisting Condition?
The point of having a workers’ compensation system in the U.S. is to allow an injured employee to focus on healing instead of having to expend time and effort navigating the legal system to get their medical bills paid. If an injured worker meets the criteria for their injury to be compensable, they will… Read More »