Disability is defined as an inability to work. An injured worker is entitled to disability benefits when the injured worker has restrictions or limitations that prevent the worker from performing his/her pre-injury job duties.
If you’ve been injured on the job, medical treatment is one of your top priorities.
Who will pay for the hospital or doctor’s office visit? Can you use your own health insurance? These are very important questions and ones that you should discuss with your West Palm Beach workers’ compensation lawyer during your free initial consultation.
An occupational disease is a disease or illness due to the unique characteristics of a particular employment, trade, or occupation. The occupational disease must be unique to the job and in order to be covered under workers’ compensation, the number of incidences of the disease must be substantially higher in the employee’s line of work than in the general public.
In Florida, an injured worker in is entitled to Permanent Total Disability (PTD) if the claimant is unable to work, even at a sedentary capacity within 50 miles of their residence. If it is determined that you will never be able to work again due to the work accident and work injury, you may be entitled to permanent partial disability compensation.
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