The first thing to understand is this: workers’ compensation is a “no-fault” system. That means, regardless of whose fault the accident was, if you are injured by an accident that arose out of and occurred in the course and scope of your employment, then you have a “compensable” workers’ compensation claim.

So, you have a compensable claim. What do you get? For starters, you do NOT get pain and suffering. You are not entitled to any judgment for damages from a judge or a jury. You are entitled to benefits, as provided in Chapter 440 of the Florida Statutes.

There are essentially two categories of benefits:

• medical and
• indemnity (or disability).

Both are impacted by an important date: your date of Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI). Your date of MMI is the date your doctor (or doctors) tell you that you are as good as you are going to get. F.S. 440.02(10) defines MMI as “the date after which further recovery from, or lasting improvement to, an injury or disease can no longer reasonably be anticipated….”

The Clearwater workers’ compensation lawyers of Haddad & Associates provide legal representation for individuals or families injured by or in auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bites, slip and falls, product liability and wrongful death cases. Our Clearwater workers’ compensation attorneys welcome the opportunity to interview you and your loved ones. We invite you to review our recent results from settlements to trial verdicts. Read our lawyers’ qualifications and backgrounds.  Call us at 727-299-0449 for your free consultation. We recommend also reading our reviews on Google Reviews, Avvo and Yelp.