Monthly Archives: November 2023
Multi-Vehicle, Alcohol-Fueled Wreck in Seffner
A 22-year-old man faces serious charges after he drove the wrong way on Westbound Interstate 4 and triggered a multi-vehicle wreck. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the wrong-way vehicle crashed into a westbound Mercedes sedan traveling in the inside lane at Mile Marker 12. A pickup traveling westbound in the center lane braked… Read More »
Is a Workplace Shooting a Job-Related Injury?
A debate as to whether workers’ compensation covers workplace injuries or work-caused injuries could be headed to the state Supreme Court. The case concerns a 2019 incident at an airport car rental agency. At the end of his shift late one night, the job injury victim was walking from the rental car kiosk to… Read More »
What Injured Workers Should Know About Workers’ Comp and WFH
Before the pandemic, work from home was almost unheard of, even if the employee could work effectively from home. By December 2020, 70 percent of these workers said they were working from home. Most added they’d like to keep it that way. Now that the pandemic is in our rearview mirror, the return-to-the-office push… Read More »
Medical Bill Payment in Workers’ Compensation Claims
The average job injury-related hospital bill in Florida is over $40,000. These bills start piling up before the victim gets to the hospital. They keep piling up long after the victim leaves the hospital. The resulting financial strain intensifies the physical strain, making it almost impossible for victims to make a timely recovery and… Read More »
