Florida Workers' Compensation Guide
As a Florida lawyer representing injury victims in workers' compensation and all personal injury cases people frequently ask me what they should do if they are involved in a work related accident. Here are some general guidelines I tell people to follow:
1) Call 911 and immediately get the emergency medical treatment or care you need for your injuries.
2) Notify your employer of the accident, preferably in writing. There are strict time limitations for notifying your employer of a workers' compensation injury under Florida's workers' compensation laws that need to be complied with or your claim could be denied.
3) Ask your employer to provide you with medical care through their workers' compensation insurance carrier. If your employer refuses to provide this immediately seek legal representation.
4) Do not go to your own personal physician unless your employer or their workers' compensation insurance carrier refuses to provide you with a workers' compensation doctor.
5) If your employer delays sending you to a workers' compensation doctor or at the very least providing you with the contact information for their workers' compensation insurance carrier immediately seek legal representation.
6) Always keep copies of all documents related to your employment and your workers' compensation accident including medical records, notice of the accident to your employer as well as any checks or documents you receive from your employer's workers' compensation insurance company.
7) Contact a Florida workers' compensation attorney for a free consultation to discuss your rights and obligations under Florida's workers compensation laws.
If you were hurt on the job, call Payer Law Group toll free at 1-877-854-4442 to find out about your right to recover workers' compensation benefits as well as your obligations under Florida's workers' compensation laws. There are technical rules about the amount of benefits injured workers may receive under Florida's workers' compensation laws and complex procedures for obtaining those benefits. It is vital that you act fast, so you do not risk losing benefits because you waited too long.
