Is there a time limit for claiming a work-related injury?
Subject to certain limited exceptions, an injured employee must receive workers’ compensation indemnity benefits or authorized medical treatment from the workers’ compensation carrier/servicing agent within two (2) years from the date of injury, to prevent the statute of limitations from barring his or her claim. After that point, the injured employee must receive workers’ compensation indemnity benefits or authorized medical treatment within one (1) year from the last date they were provided. Otherwise, his or her claim may be forever barred by operation of the statute of limitations. Accordingly, any time a dispute arises between an injured employee and his or her workers’ compensation carrier/servicing agent which cannot be amicably resolved, he or she should immediately file a “petition for benefits,” or workers’ compensation lawsuit, to keep the statute of limitations from running against the injured employee’s claim. For additional questions and answer about Florida Workers Compe
