If you are an undocumented worker who is hurt on the job in Florida, you are still entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 Under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), it is a crime for an employer to knowingly hire anyone who cannot legally work in the …
Florida First Responders With Ptsd May Soon Qualify For Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Since workers’ compensation can be a tough world to navigate on one’s own, you should have an experienced Florida workers’ compensation lawyer on your side. Florida’s current workers’ compensation law asserts injured workers are not entitled to workers’ comp benefits for mental or nervous injuries, which include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unless physical trauma also …
How Cause of Injury is Determined in a Workers’ Compensation Case
One of the main issues in a Florida workers’ compensation case is determining the cause of one’s injuries. From a legal perspective, determining the cause and type of causal relationship is an important element of a workers’ comp case since it gives insight into who is responsible for the accident and injuries of an injured …