Category: Tips & Advice

Don’t jeopardize your work injury claim!

Learn what not to say to a workers comp doctor.

If you’ve been injured at work, you’re probably very grateful for your employer’s workers’ comp insurance. Being able to receive free medical care without having to chip away at your own savings can be a lifeline for most Florida workers.

But whether you receive those benefits is not entirely in your hands.

It is up to the worker’s compensation insurance company to decide whether to accept or deny your claim, and one of the factors they will use to come to that decision is the expert medical opinion of your workers’ compensation doctor. Read more

Has your workers comp claim left you without a leg to stand on?

Lawyers for workers comp do a lot more than just show up in a courtroom.

If you experienced a workplace injury, you’re probably a little confused about which steps you should take.

You’ve already filed a claim and started seeing your doctor and it’s likely that your employer has told you there’s nothing else you should do. Nevertheless, you can’t shake the feeling that maybe you should contact a workers compensation lawyer. But would that be a waste of time? After all, what do lawyers for workers comp do?

At the Law Office of Brian D. Tadros, we encounter this question a lot, so we wanted to put together a helpful guide showing the many ways that an attorney can assist your workers’ compensation case. Read more

How much are your injuries worth?

Your workers’ comp settlement isn’t “free money.” Here’s what to consider when deciding whether that settlement offer is worth it.

If you’ve been injured in a workplace accident, it’s very likely that your life has been turned upside down.

With your reduced work hours and all those medical bills, that workers’ comp settlement offer is starting to look pretty good. But how did the insurance company arrive at that number?

It may seem arbitrary to you. But the insurance company isn’t reading tea leaves or consulting a crystal ball to calculate your workers’ comp settlement amount. They are actually making a number of calculations behind the scenes to decide how much to offer you.

And unless you know what’s influencing their decision, you won’t be able to decide whether the offer is a fair one.

So let’s take a look at what your workers’ comp settlement should cover and how you can decide whether or not to accept it.

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