Recieved an additional injury doing Physical Therapy. Is my WC carrier responsible for the additional medical costs?

The E/C *might* be responsible for medical care and monetary benefits related to the new and/or exacerbated injuries; but, the burden is on the...

Does FL Workers Comp Statute 440 provide a time limit for the carrier to respond for treatment ordered by a physician?

Section 440.13(3)(d) states that, "[a] carrier must respond, by telephone or in writing, to a request for authorization from an authorized health...

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An automobile accident happened back in November, 2010 and I suffered injuries at work in April, 2011 and July, 2012.

Please don't take legal advice about a Florida legal issue from anyone other than a licensed Florida attorney, and don't let anyone talk you out of...

My employment was terminated after I requested for Family and Medical Leave. I suffered injury on the date I was fired.

If you got fired *because* you tried to file a workers' comp claim, then the employer violated the W/C law's anti-retaliation section, which gives...

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Workers Comp + Personal Injury case

You do need to report the incident to your employer as soon as possible, but you should also make a point to ask for them to send you for medical...

Never rely on what the adjuster says in response to a claim for benefits as a correct representation of how the workers' compensation system works....

When I was release from workman comp, I was told to see a dr. once a year. Is it a calandar year or dr viset year?

There is more than one way to toll the running of the clock against you. For example, did your doctor write you a prescription for medication at...

I was recently awarded a workers comp settlement and my employer was also my landlord. he is refusing to offer us a new lease

Florida's Workers' Comp Law has an anti-retaliation provision that states that no employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or...

I was rear ended in florida. My attorney isn't getting me what I need. Help!

Please explain why you posted this question under Workers' Compensation. If the car accident was, in fact, work-related, it could make all the...

You did not give any information as to whether either the CTS or the foot condition was caused in any way by your work. The threshold question is...