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Work Injuries What Happens If You've Been Hurt On The Job? If you have been injured at work you should immediately contact your employer and notify them that you have been injured. While back injuries are the most common workplace affliction in Florida, others run the gamut from dismemberment and death to illness such as respiratory disease or carpal tunnel syndrome. In order to receive benefits for medical bills, lost wages, disability and job re-training under Florida's Workers' Compensation Laws, you must report your job-related health problem to your employer as soon as possible after it occurs. Your employer must then file a claim with the company's insurance carrier so that your compensation will be paid. There's no need to prove that your employer is at fault for your injuries in order to receive your Workers' Compensation benefits. However, a number of other obstacles may stand in the way of collecting benefits in your Workers' Compensation case. Your company and its insurer might say that your health problem isn't job-related, or may disagree on the seriousness of your injury and therefore refuse to pay all or part of your claim. An employer may try to prevent you from filing your claim, or try to retaliate when you collect benefits. And as if these were not enough, our state's Workers' Compensation laws present a complicated maze of rules and procedures in which an injured worker could become hopelessly lost. At Berke & Lubell, P.A. we have been representing injured workers in the Southwest Florida area for over 17 years. Bill B. Berke is a board certified Workers' Compensation Attorney, member of The Florida Workers Advocates, Workers' Compensation section of the Florida Bar, and Academy of Trial Lawyers of America. Berke|Lubell,
P.A. is a law firm comprised of experienced and dedicated trial
attorneys and a highly competent support staff using the latest
technology. Berke|Lubell, P.A. specialize in personal injury, drug
litigation, work injuries, social security, nursing home abuse and
medical malpractice. We cover all of Southwest Florida including
Lee
County, Collier County, Fort Myers, Naples, Bonita
Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Sanibel/Captiva, Lehigh, Marco Island,
Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, North Port, Immokalee, Sarasota, Fort
Lauderdale, Miami, South Beach, Hialeah, Desoto County, and, Broward
County. |
