For Americans fortunate enough to have full-time jobs with health benefits and other perks, workers' compensation is one more bit of financial peace of mind that helps people work with confidence. Workers' compensation is a special form of financial...
Even if you’re as careful as possible on the job, workplace injuries do occur. Florida is home to plenty of industries, commercial enterprises, and more and each of them has its own risks – some more serious than others. No matter what your job is,...
A repetitive strain injury, known also as “RSI,” is an injury you incur as a result of repetitive movement and overuse from performing a physical task. RSI can affect employees in any industry including manufacturing, clerical, and healthcare. In Fl...
Workers’ compensation is a system designed to protect both employees after they’ve been injured as part of their normal job duties and employers from costly personal injury cases. However, in the state of Florida, workers’ compensation laws are very...
When you’ve been injured on the job, you have a right to workers’ compensation. However, there are specific circumstances where your injuries will not be covered by workers’ compensation. In these cases, you will need to meet with a personal injury a...
A serious, long-term disability is a traumatic experience. Losing a limb, becoming paralyzed, or even just losing full mobility in one hand is a tough pill to swallow, especially if there’s no chance of going back to the way things were before. How...
There’s nothing worse than getting hurt at work. Job-related injuries can be stressful when they cause you pain and have a negative effect on your budget. Though worker’s compensation is supposed to protect and support you in times like this, sometim...
In the United States, every seven seconds a person gets hurt at work. For most of us, a minor accident at work will be covered by our employer’s workers’ compensation program. However, what happens if your injuries exceed the amount and time allotted...
It is your right to work in a safe place. If you are working with toxins, your employer is required to give you information on all chemicals you may be exposed to and their potential side effects. This information also should state the chemical’s use...
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