Personal Injury and Auto Accident Attorneys Serving Florida
  • RSS Feed
  • Facebook
  • Linked In
  • Twitter
Sarasota, Florida 941-954-1234
,
Default Banner

Experienced Personal Injury Lawyer

The lawyers of Goldman, Babboni, Fernandez, Murphy & Walsh have more than 100 years of combined Florida legal experience in personal injury, wrongful death and negligence cases. David Goldman, and Michael Babboni have each represented accident victims throughout Florida for over twenty …

Learn More ›

Personal Injury Blog Post

Who Can Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

Every state in the country, including Florida, has a workers’ compensation law that protects employees by providing them with benefits in the event that they become injured on the job. If you have suffered a workplace accident, it’s important to know whether or not you’re eligible for workers’ compensation benefits.

Workers’ compensation eligibility

As long as you are considered a legal employee of a company, you are likely eligible for workers’ compensation — with the exception of ship crewmembers or interstate railroad workers. If your line of work meets either of those exceptions, the law dictates that you have the option of suing your employer for a settlement, rather than going through workers’ compensation. All other employees who work for a company are entitled to workers’ compensation.

Exclusion of contract workers

It’s important to note that contract workers are not covered under workers’ compensation law because they are not considered employees of a company. Employees work directly for an employer in a long-term position, have taxes removed from paychecks and use the employer’s tools. Contract workers are hired by a company for specific jobs and use their own tools to execute tasks for a limited period of time. Thus, contract workers are not considered employees.

If you are not sure if you’re an employee or a contract worker, consider who controls the daily requirements of your work. Does a supervisor oversee your work on a daily basis? If so, you should be classified as an employee. If you are tasked with completing a project on your on time with your own resources, you are most likely a contractor.

As an employee, if you suffer an injury while performing your job duties, you are entitled to receive compensation benefits. You are eligible for workers’ compensation regardless of whether you, your employer or no one is at fault. Because of this, you may not sue your employer for compensation related to medical bills, lost wages and other damages.

To learn more about what you should do after a workplace accident, meet with a skilled Bradenton personal injury lawyer at Goldman, Babboni, Fernandez, Murphy & Walsh.

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*

In order to help you more quickly, please fill out the quick form and submit.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Contact Form
Goldman, Babboni, Fernandez, Murphy & Walsh
2822 University Parkway
Sarasota, Florida, 34243 USA
941-954-1234