Category Archives: Workers Compensation
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One person died from injuries sustained in a workplace accident in Bradenton. The accident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, July 5 at WastePro in Bradenton, Investigators say the employee who was killed, Leroy Firestone, was standing on a ladder doing maintenance work on the hydraulic system of a garbage truck. While he was doing… Read More »
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The only people who are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits are qualified employees. Independent contractors cannot receiver workers’ compensation. However, whether a worker is an employee is controlled not by the classification given by the employer, but by their duties and by the circumstances surrounding that employee’s work. Here are a few of the factors… Read More »
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Sometimes injuries at construction sites could be caused by pieces of equipment and their defective or poor condition rather than the improper usage of that equipment. In such a case, workers may be able to file a product liability lawsuit rather than a workers’ compensation claim or a personal injury lawsuit against the company or… Read More »