Years ago, the State of Florida set up a No Fault compensation scheme to handle the fair redress of lost wages and medical expenses for injured workers. The idea behind it was to allow an avenue for quickly settling workers compensation claims without entailing additional liabilities for employers, so that everybody involved would get what they wanted in as brief a time as possible.
However, as always, the Road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and the Florida Workers Compensation Act proved to be a perfect example of that maxim. A complex law ended up creating a very complex bureaucratic structure within which compensation claims were examined, and this left open a lot of doors for employers and insurance companies to dispute or reduce the claims. The result has been a nightmarish and needlessly complicated system which can be twisted and manipulated to deny an injured worker his or her just due. And without expert legal assistance, the victim in a workplace or job-related injury can end up with little or nothing, facing a huge load of medical bills and with long-term disability and no income to meet any of those mounting expenses.
Fortunately, workers are not completely alone when it comes to meeting such battles. Workers Compensation Lawyers in Vero Beach FL have long experience in helping an injured worker navigate the complexities of the Florida Workers Compensation Act. Having battled employers and insurance companies both in and out of court, they can provide the best advice to a client as to whether or not to accept an offer. Often times, an insurer will offer a quick settlement just to get the case cleared and with a minimum payout to lessen the impact upon the insurance company’s bottom line. That’s just business, of course. But no disabled worker should jump at a first offer or any offer without first consulting with an attorney. It should always be remembered that the insurance company’s or employer’s interests are never going to be the same as the worker’s, and that’s why a veteran advocate is needed in the worker’s corner.
Contact the attorneys at Matheson, Horowitz & Devonmille for a consultation on your case. Never try to go it alone when it comes to a settlement, and never act without the firm support of Workers Compensation Lawyers in Vero Beach FL behind you.
