Workers Compensation Archives - Page 10 of 17

Legal Assistance For Those Seeking Workers’ Compensation

March 16, 2018adminWorkers Compensation

The risk of a job related accident was illustrated by a recent mishap in Coral Springs that seriously injured an electrical worker. There is a good possibility that the hurt employee will require extensive medical treatment along with lost wages. Do note however that the awarding of workers’ compensation benefits can never be taken for […]

Mar

First Responders In Florida Aren’t Covered For PTSD

March 6, 2018adminWorkers Compensation

First Responders In Florida Aren’t Covered For PTSD A Florida bill to compensate first responders for post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) passed unanimously in the Florida House of Representatives on Monday and in the Florida Senate on Thursday, March 1, 2018. First responders to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School saw fourteen students and three teachers […]

Feb

Florida Bill Seeks To Stop Arrests Of Injured Illegal Alien Workers

February 14, 2018adminWorkers Compensation

There is a new law being considered by Florida lawmakers to protect unauthorized immigrants who get injured on the job. It would prevent insurance companies from denying workers’ compensation benefits to employees who are legally not permitted to work. Plus, it could help prevent them from being arrested and/or deported. Oftentimes when an illegal alien […]

Jan

Florida Legislators Discuss Change In Law That Punishes Injured Immigrant Workers

January 16, 2018adminWorkers Compensation

A Florida lawmaker stated that he would file papers to ensure that employers and insurance companies pay workers’ compensation benefits to undocumented immigrant workers who are injured on the job. The measure looks to correct that the issue that these individuals are typically denied any benefits. An investigation by Naples Daily News determined that some […]

Jan

Supreme Court Rejects Football Players Workers’ Compensation Case

January 8, 2018adminWorkers Compensation

An appeal for workers’ compensation benefits made to the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of a former Arena Football League (AFL) player was rejected. The case involved an injuries suffered in July 2013 by Byron Bishop, a former Area Football League lineman for the Orlando Predators. Bishop had been injured in the midst of his […]

Dec

Getting Legal Help With PTSD And Workers’ Compensation In Florida

December 14, 2017adminWorkers Compensation

As reported by Click Orlando, new legislation would expand Florida workers’ compensation benefits for first responders to include diagnosis and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, better known as (PTSD). Currently, the law requires “a physical impact” before any type of psychiatric injury can be covered. If the change is passed, a first responder simply needs […]

Dec

Worker Injured After Possible Gas Tanker Explosion in South Florida

December 7, 2017adminWorkers Compensation

An employee in Port Everglades, Florida was taken to the hospital after an explosion. The forty-something year old worker suffered third degree burns to his torso, which required emergency room treatment. Company, police and O.S.H.A. officials handling the matter have not released any further details at this time. After this tragic occurrence, it is important […]

Nov

Businesses To Get Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Reduction

November 27, 2017adminWorkers Compensation

Florida business owners can breathe a little bit easier now after a 9.8 % percent decrease in workers’ compensation premiums was ordered for 2018. This is the first such reduction in recent history. Florida’s workers’ compensation laws operate as a no-fault system that’s meant to benefit both employers and employees. It provides for medical benefits […]

Sep

Florida Workers’ Comp Premiums Going Down

September 29, 2017adminWorkers Compensation

Florida Workers’ Comp Premiums Going Down It hasn’t even been quite a full year since Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance premiums shot up by 14.5%, and yet it seems that business owners are already going to get some relief from these high premiums. After reviewing the state’s workers’ compensation numbers, the National Council on Compensation Insurance […]

Sep

Florida’s First District Court Of Appeal Overturns Workers’ Compensation Claim

September 4, 2017adminWorkers Compensation

Worker’s compensation laws are quite strict. Case in point, an employee was driving a front-end loader at work when its brakes failed. He allegedly suffered various injuries when he jumped from the vehicle. It is of note however that this individual suffered at least four prior accidents that required medical care. Unfortunately the worker could […]

1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 17

Law Offices of Evan M. Ostfeld, P.A.
The Coral Springs Professional Campus
5421 N. University Dr, #102
Coral Springs, FL 33067-4638

600 West 6th St, #400
Ft. Worth, TX 76102 5401

550 Westcott St, #570
Houston, TX 77007-5042

5401 McPherson Rd, #6
Laredo, TX 78041

409 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20004

(866) I-SUE-YOU (478-3968)
(866) BAD RXRX (223-7979)
(844) 411-KING (411-5464)
(844) TEX-INFO (839-4636)
(954) 227-7529
(954) 998-0075 Text
(954) 227-1243 Fax
evan@attorney4life.com

(866) I-SUE-YOU (478-3968)
(866) BAD RXRX   (223-7979)
(844) 411-KING     (411-5464)
(844) TEX INFO     (839-4636)
(954) 227-7529
(954) 998-0075 Text
(954) 227-1243 Fax
OFFICES THROUGHOUT DC, FLORIDA AND TEXAS