Monthly Archives: December 2025
Overcoming Defenses in Workers’ Compensation Matters
Generally, workers’ compensation benefits, mostly medical bill payment and lost wage replacement, are no-fault benefits. Victims must only prove their illnesses or injuries were work-related to obtain full benefits. However, a few limited defenses apply in a few cases. Insurance company lawyers stretch these defenses as far as possible and use them as an… Read More »
Lost Wages and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know
Most families live hand to mouth. Most people cannot pay cash to cover a $400 emergency expense. Since most households walk such a fine line between making ends meet and falling behind, even a temporary income disruption is usually devastating. The devastation has emotional effects as well as financial ones. Money stress increases physical… Read More »
What You Should Know About IMEs in Florida
The first thing you should know about an IME in Florida is what this acronym stands for. Independent Medical Examinations are part and parcel of many workers’ compensation claims in many jurisdictions. IMEs are especially critical in states like Florida that don’t allow most job injury victims to choose their own doctors. The primary… Read More »
Fla. Court Rules on ‘Voluntary’ Resignations in Workers’ Comp Settlements
If a disabled worker can still perform essential job tasks, the employer cannot make a workers’ compensation settlement contingent on the worker’s “voluntary” retirement, according to the Middle District of Florida. The Facts After a trucking company driver hurt his left knee at a terminal, he underwent an MRI of the knee. Based on… Read More »
Can I Get Disability After a Car Accident?
You can definitely get disability after a car accident, especially if you have a listed condition and meet other qualifications, mostly the severity of the disability and its effect on your ability, or rather inability, to work. You can also get disability after a car accident if you have a non-listed condition, such as… Read More »
