What is workers compensation?
In Florida, workers’ compensation refers to the benefits which are available to workers who are injured on the job. The Division of Workers’ Compensation is a State agency which regulates and administers the law. The attorneys of Paul J. Morgan & Associates, P.A. zealously represent injured workers in all phases of workers’ compensation from obtaining medical and compensation benefits immediately following the injury to pursuing claims before the Judge of Compensation Claims and at the appellate level in Tallahassee.
Workers compensation benefits are provided through your employer if you are injured or ill due to your job. The insurance coverage provided is intended to pay for reasonable medical costs, treatment related to the injury, pay two-thirds of your average weekly wage (not to exceed state maximum) when you are off work (after waiting period), provide compensation for ongoing, permanent disability and pay for death benefits to dependents of a worker who died from a work-related incident.
Workers’ compensation laws allow workers who are injured in the course of their employment to be compensated for their injuries without having to resort to a traditional lawsuit, or court proceedings. An injured worker does not have to prove that his or her employer was negligent, or at fault for the injury, only that the injury happened in the course of the worker’s employment. Unless someone other than your employer was liable for your injuries, workers’ compensation is your sole remedy for your injuries.
Workers’ compensation benefits are provided through your employer if you are injured or ill due to your job. The insurance coverage provided is intended to pay for reasonable medical costs, treatment related to the injury, pay two-thirds of your average weekly wage (not to exceed state maximum) when you are off work (after “waiting period”), provide compensation for ongoing, permanent disability and pay for death benefits to dependents of a worker who died from a work-related incident.
