Category Archives: Workers Compensation
En Banc Decision Alters Rules For Workers’ Compensation Filing Deadlines
In late March, an en banc panel of the First District Court of Appeals issued a landmark ruling which essentially states that courts have been misinterpreting the state’s workers’ compensation statute since its alteration in 1999. While it remains to be seen what the ultimate outcome of this ruling will be, it will almost… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation When A Worker Has Multiple Jobs
Florida law holds that when a worker is injured on the job, they can receive workers’ compensation benefits according to their average weekly wage (AWW). Some workers only have one job, but for those who work more to make ends meet, seeking workers’ compensation can be a slightly more difficult endeavor. The right attorney… Read More »
Do Undocumented Immigrants Get Workers’ Compensation?
In general, people who enter the United States without inspection are not permitted to hold a job in the country. However, this does not stop many employers from hiring the undocumented all the same, with many taking advantage of their status to exploit them. In this environment, one might not think that undocumented workers… Read More »
Independent Contractors & Workers’ Compensation
In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) announced that it was returning to its pre-2024 classification of independent contractors. What this means is that the DoL will not enforce a 2024 regulation intended to make it harder to misclassify employees as independent contractors. The reason this matters to Florida employees (and independent… Read More »
Employers Can Complicate Third-Party Lawsuits
In rare situations, a claim that might merit workers’ compensation benefits may also give rise to a personal injury lawsuit in Florida – but it does happen. The most common scenario is being injured by a third party while engaged in business for one’s employer. If you have been the victim of a third-party… Read More »
Can I Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits For A Preexisting Condition?
The point of having a workers’ compensation system in the U.S. is to allow an injured employee to focus on healing instead of having to expend time and effort navigating the legal system to get their medical bills paid. If an injured worker meets the criteria for their injury to be compensable, they will… Read More »
Workers’ Comp Premiums Set To Lower In 2026
After a press release from Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), it is official: Florida employers will see a tenth straight year of decreases in the cost of workers’ compensation insurance and premiums. After input from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), the state’s regulators saw fit to approve a 6.9 percent decrease… Read More »
What Does ‘No Fault’ Florida Workers’ Comp Actually Mean?
In Florida and many other U.S. states, workers’ compensation is a no-fault system. What this means is that an injured employee does not have to go to trial and exhaustively prove that their injury occurred due to their employer’s negligence. Rather, unless something goes wrong with their application for benefits, an employee will simply… Read More »
Do Seasonal Workers Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Workers’ compensation benefits, at least in Florida, are designed to compensate employees who suffer on-the-job injury. However, these laws are usually used for the benefit of full-time employees. In reality, some – though not all – seasonal workers are entitled to recover benefits if they are injured at work. If you are injured on… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation & FMLA Leave
If a person is injured at work, they will most often try to claim workers’ compensation benefits in order to ensure the bills are paid while they recuperate. However, there are other state and federal programs like FMLA leave that provide relief to injured workers, and it is very easy to get oneself into… Read More »