Jacksonville Workers' Compensation Attorneys
It is an unfortunate fact that many Jacksonville and North Florida employees will become injured, disabled or even die as a result of work related injuries and accidents. The Florida Workers’ Compensation system was established to help injured employees and their families overcome the financial hardships that on the job injuries can cause.
Workers’ Compensation is designed to pay for your medical expenses and a majority of your lost wages. Many times injured workers are not only entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, but they may also be entitled to disability benefits under the workers’ compensation system as well as social security disability benefits or supplemental security income. They may also be able to seek damages from a third party if they can prove that the third party caused the accident or injury.
The Law Firm of Harris Guidi Rosner Dunlap and Rudolph, PA have experienced and proven Florida workers’ comp attorneys that can help you with all of your legal issues a on the job injury can cause you.
Workers' Compensation in Florida
Florida State Law requires that employers provide a reasonably safe work environment. Florida State Law also requires that Florida employers with 4 or more employees are required to provide workers’ compensation insurance, with only a few exceptions. Construction companies with one employee are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance.
The Florida Workers’ compensation system is a “no-fault” system. Anyone who is injured during the “normal course and scope” of their employment is entitled to benefits, without proving that the employer or a third party was negligent and caused the injury. As long as you were injured while performing the normal duties that are a part of your employment, you are covered. In fact, the vast majority of workplace accidents, injuries, diseases or illnesses contracted and deaths occurring in the work environment are covered by the workers’ compensation system.
You do not have to prove that you employer was at fault for causing your injury to receive workers compensation benefits.
Harris Guidi - Jacksonville Workers’ Compensation Attorney’s Fighting for You
It is not always easy to get the help that you are entitled to. Filing a claim is similar to filing an insurance claim. A workers’ compensation claim is a request for benefits from the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company.
Because of the many timed deadlines, it is important that North Florida employees report an accident or injury immediately to a supervisor or employer as soon as possible. If you do not, you might lose out on benefits that you are entitled to. Once an employer is notified of an accident or injury, it is their responsibility to inform their workers’ compensation insurance carrier. The insurance company will then conduct an investigation into the accident or injury and in turn begin to provide benefits.
Employers and workers’ compensation insurance companies may try to avoid the expense of workers’ compensation claims by claiming that your injury was not sustained at work, or is not as severe as you claim, or even tell you that you are not covered at all. Further still, some employers will not even carry workers compensation insurance. And some employers will deny your workers’ compensation claims. Some will even threaten to fire an employee in retaliation against them for filing a claim. Click on the link below to read why you need an experienced Florida workers’ compensation attorney working for you.
Workers' Comp - Learn More
- Learn Why You Should Hire a Workers' Compensation Attorney
- Read Why You Should Not Give Up if Your Workers' Compensation Claim is Denied
- If Someone Else Causes Your On-The-Job Injury - What Other Options Do You Have?
- What to Do If Your Employer Threatens to Fire You For Filing A Workers' Comp Claim
- Learn More About Our Experienced Jacksonville & North Florida Workers' Compensation Attorneys
