{"id":445,"date":"2016-10-20T12:37:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T16:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.floridainjuryattorneysblawg.com\/?p=445"},"modified":"2016-10-20T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T16:37:41","slug":"employer-less-four-4-employees-entitled-benefits-get-hurt-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/employer-less-four-4-employees-entitled-benefits-get-hurt-job\/","title":{"rendered":"If my employer has less than four (4) employees, am I entitled to benefits if I get hurt on the job?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately, if your employer has less than four (4) employees you <strong><em>may<\/em> not<\/strong> be entitled to worker\u2019s compensation benefits under Florida Statue Ch. 440.\u00a0 \u00a0Meaning if you get hurt on the job, YOU may be personally responsible for your medical treatment\/bills as well as any and all time missed from work.\u00a0 Now, there are always exceptions to every rule (such as if you are in the construction industry). \u00a0\u00a0Under \u00a0Florida Statute <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/Statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;Search_String=&amp;URL=0400-0499\/0440\/Sections\/0440.055.html\">440.055,<\/a> [a]n employer who employs fewer than four employees, <em>who is permitted by law to elect not to secure payment of compensation<\/em>, and who elects not to do so shall post clear written notice in a conspicuous location at each work site directed to all employees and other persons performing services at the work site of their lack of entitlement to benefits under chapter 440. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/employer-less-four-4-employees-entitled-benefits-get-hurt-job\/#more-445\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately, if your employer has less than four (4) employees you may not be entitled to worker\u2019s compensation benefits under Florida Statue Ch. 440.\u00a0 \u00a0Meaning if you get hurt on the job, YOU may be personally responsible for your medical treatment\/bills as well as any and all time missed from work.\u00a0 Now, there are always [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>If my employer has less than four (4) employees, am I entitled to benefits if I get hurt on the job? 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