Can you sue a Third Party? Photo by Nicolas J Leclercq on Unsplash If you were a construction worker who has been injured on the job, you can apply for and receive workers compensation benefits. But can you make a claim against a third party other than your Employer? The…
Hearing loss under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as extended by the Defense Base Act, is compensated under Section 8(c)(13) as a scheduled injury, resulting in a scheduled award. It is a traumatic injury in that the harm occurs immediately upon exposure. Hearing loss is determined by…
Obtaining permanent total disability (PTD) benefits under Florida’s workers’ compensation system may not be as hard as previously thought. The First District Court of Appeals affirmed the Judge of Compensation Claims’ Final Compensation Order in the case of Hicks v. Redwine Properties, Inc., JCC Case No. 11-005849MRH. In that case,…
This firm maintains that it is critical to know if you have to repay a worker’s compensation lien from uninsured or underinsured motorist proceeds. Per the case of Volk V. Gallopo, 585 So. 2d 1163.(Fla. 1st DCA 1991), a workers’ compensation lien is only payable from the liability proceeds, not the…