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Now I've got more pain. What can I do?
The penalty is not right and I tried fighting the accusation. I lost. Once the business is closed, can they go after me personally for the payment? Do I legally have to continue to pay? Thank you.
answered on Feb 2, 2017
If this is in relation to a stop work order then the Division can only go after assets related to the business and owned by the business, or corporation.
I work for a intensive group home where you have to be PCM trained. I was 6 months pregnant and they made me get on the mat to do the physical retraint part and I was not to complete that part do to being pregnant the next day I had to admit myself to the hospital do to the pains and was having a... View More 
answered on Oct 7, 2016
Let me understand: your employer required you to do "the physical retraint part" (Perhaps you meant "physical restraint"?), but you were "not to complete that part". What physical activity, exactly, were you required to do? Did you ask to be excused on account of the... View More
I moved from PA to FL but still work for the same company. What can I do?
answered on Sep 26, 2016
Your employer, not you, needs to make sure you are covered.
My husband works for a roofing company today is pay day and this afternoon he got a call from the employer saying they were going to deduct $120 dollars from his pay check for some sort of insurence plan incase he gets hurt...they were not specific about what kind of insurence. ...he gets pay cash... View More
answered on Aug 29, 2016
He should ask for proof of coverage and payment. That's a significant whack--20% of his pay.Not ususal. Does he get w-2 or other form at the end of the year?
answered on Aug 17, 2016
If related they should be. If you don't have an attorney contact a member of the Fla. Assn for Justice who handles workers comp=-they give free consultations.
answered on Jun 9, 2016
No, he can't sue his employer. He can, however, receive workers compensation. He should consult with an attorney who practices workers compensation law.
Having issues with the plate but workers comp refuses to cover it now. Do I have any recourse
answered on Jun 7, 2016
Check with an attorney specializing in workers comp. It is a close question, depending on such things as whether your issues were caused by a work-related injury. It could be, perhaps, that while workers comp. doesn't cover it the health care provider may be liable.
I live in Southwest Florida,can a person collect & receive Unemployment benefits at the same time as Workers Comp benefits?My husband injured doing construction. He started not too longer before he was hurt. In fact, When he was injured he was uo for his 90 day probabtion period with his... View More
answered on May 25, 2016
Yes. If he was injured on the job he is entitled to workers compensation. If he is no longer employed at that job he is generally entitled to unemployment insurance benefits.
But you should be aware that an employer cannot discharge an employee because he has filed a workers compensation... View More
My employer let me go while out on Workman's Comp and I am still undergoing treatment. Since retaining a lawyer, my checks have come later and this one has not come at all...Is it legal for them to stop or delay payments because you have a lawyer?
answered on May 21, 2016
No, the WC carrier cannot retaliate for your retaining a lawyer. But I suspect it's just a coincidence. Or perhaps the issuing of checks has been transferred to a different department. Ask your lawyer.
I originally fell at my job 1996 and reinjured it in 2002 , Been seeing comp doc since then every month. However WC has not paid me for my lost wages since I was taken out of work in 2004 because of the injury. This is for NYS comp . I now live in Florida
answered on May 16, 2016
You should ask a worker's compensation attorney in New York.
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answered on Apr 3, 2016
If the case must be filed in Alaska, you should hire an attorney based in Alaska to handle the case. You may be able to initially contact a Florida attorney who should be able to help you locate the right Alaska attorney for the case. It may be helpful for the Alaska attorney and Florida attorney... View More
I left job because of how I was treated after injury . I have not worked since. still having pain after I lifted a client in a nursing home. I currently live in Miami fl. I need to see a doctor because pain has never gone away. what do I do. can I sue old employer still.
answered on Nov 17, 2015
You have asked this question in the Florida forum, and it appears to me that you need to have a full discussion with a worker's compensation attorney in Ohio.
My fiance is not on workmans comp but his job is giving him a helper to lift beer and put it away, he is still driving the druck, taking the beer off the truck with a pallet jack, and checking it in. So since he has a helper they are docking his pay
answered on Nov 11, 2015
The employer is already doing this, right? So, in order to find out whether this is legal, you would probably have to go to a labor lawyer, and they charge just for an office conference as far as I know. Would it be worth it to pay an attorney to do the necessary research into whether this can be... View More
Hello, a friend of mine dropped a heavy box on her foot at work and requested workmans comp from her employer 2 weeks after when a doctor told her she had a broken foot. Her employer denied her request, is this legal? If not, what does she have to do from here?
answered on Oct 4, 2015
She needs to go see a workmen's comp attorney. Does that make sense to you?
I was diagnosed with a pinched nerve in my lower lumbar and declared 3% disabilityoh
I am currently receiving comp & I have an attorney. My attorney tells me that Marta is refusing to settle my case. Because of the injuries I received while driving their bus I can no longer drive a bus in the state of Georgia again. My attorney is closing my case & walking away. How can I... View More
answered on Aug 11, 2015
Justia Legal Answers is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. You need much more than that. You already have had an attorney. I do not know whether you are asking how to fight your attorney walking away or fight the comp case. Go see another comp attorney.
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