While pursuing workers compensation my lawyer was asked me to release my right to pursue other wrong doing did to me,my company.

Yes, it's certainly legal but what your lawyer is doing is relaying a settlement offer from the workers' compensation carrier that includes money...

How many days do I have to withdraw from a verbal agreement to settle under the florida workmen compensation claim, unsatisfied

If you were represented by an attorney, none. Your verbal agreement is binding. If you were not represented, your agreement is still binding,...

Work related injury

There's nothing wrong here. Sometimes it just takes a while for the judge to sign off. Judges have lots if work. What your lawyer told you us an...

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If I'm on restriction (can only do so much at work due to back injury) and my job can't accommodate that then what happens

If your employer is unable to give you light-duty work, then you are entitled to lost wages from the Worker's Compensation carrier. The carrier may...

Im disable now because of nerve damage to foot. have ssi because of it. but workers comp doctor say there was nothing wrong

You need a qualified WC attorney to help you obtain additional admissible medical opinions to show both the nerve damage and it's relationship to...

Hello i had a stroke this may and only received std should i have received workers comp as well. This happened on the job

The fact that your strokr happened on the job has no relevance to whetheryour work caused the stroke. You need a qualified workers' compensation...

Workers Comp / Negligence

Unfortunately, the fact that there was negligence is of no consequence in Florida. WC is a no fault system which means negligence does not have to...

How long does a injured employee have to sue a authorized treating physician in a work comp case for medical malpractice?

The statute of limitations in a Florida Medical Malpractice case is 2 years and does not change simply because the care originates from a WC case.