The Florida Supreme Court recently declared the Worker’s Compensation Law, enacted by the Florida Legislature in 2003, to be ambiguous. finding that claimant’s attorneys are entitled to recover a “reasonable” attorney’s fee. This decision will allow Jacksonville workers injured on the job and in the entire state of Florida to hire lawyers to assist them when their worker’s compensation carrier fails to live up to their obligations to provide medical and lost wage benefits.
The prior law resulted in injured claimants having great difficulty pursuing claims to pursue desperately needed Workers’ Compensation benefits, when they were wrongfully delayed or denied. Those difficulties allowed many insurance companies to improperly treat the injured workers without fear of being sued. Now, carriers will have to think twice before denying or delaying an injured worker’s rightful benefits.
I believe that the new law will make it much easier for Florida employees to get a Worker’s Compensation attorney to help them receive the benefits they deserve. If you have been injured on the job in Jacksonville please call the Law Offices of Henry E. Gare at (904) 387-6101. All consultations are free and confidential.