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The last few years have been stressful and difficult for most. Employees are working longer hours and possibly without proper training. Thus, people are working harder, faster, and this is a recipe for disaster.

My name is Brian Tadros and I’m a #workerscompensation #attorney in the State of Florida. I pride myself on serving not only hard workers in #Florida, but also employers and #insurance companies. This allows me to become an expert in my field and help people on both sides of the fence.

What is a workers’ compensation case?

Workers compensation is the compensation received after an #accident at work. Some common injuries include the spine and joints from lifting or heavy items.

What do you do first?

First, report your injury to your #employer. That sets the process in motion. Second, ask for medical treatment.

Keep in mind that in workers’ compensation cases, the insurance company picks your doctor. Once they choose your doctor make sure to get treatment right away and be sure to tell them about all symptoms including minor ones. Fill out all of your paperwork in its entirety and spare no details.

After your examination your #Doctor will provide you with a diagnosis and treatment plan. It’s important to note that if you disagree with your doctor’s assessment that you are allowed a one time change of doctors within the same medical specialty. The insurance is able to pick this doctor too.

There are two types of compensation in workers’ comp cases. They are Indemnity (lost wages) and medical benefits.

Once you’ve healed as much as you’re going to, you reach MMI or Maximum Medical Improvement. At this point checks from workers’ compensation will stop.

After your doctor deems that you have healed, if you are still considered disabled from the injury, you may be eligible for a few weeks of compensation depending on the percentage of your permanent impairment rating. These payments will be for a set amount of weeks and then cease.

When you’ve reached MMI, it doesn’t mean that your treatments stop. If your doctor says that treatments will benefit you, then you are entitled to those treatments.

Another aspect that people should consider is the fact that workers’ compensation does not pay your full paycheck. They pay a percentage of your Average Weekly Wage if you are unable to work for a while. This is called TTD or Temporary Total Disability. You are entitled to 66 ⅔% of your AWW. If you’re on light duty, it’s a little more complicated.

If you’re put on light duty and your job has nothing for you to do, you get 64% AWW.

The last part of workers’ compensation that is important is whether you take a settlement or not. A settlement is completely up to you and it means you give up your rights to further compensation, give up your right to your job, and give up the right to sue the company later.

All of this information is probably overwhelming but that’s why you need an experienced attorney at your side. If you’ve been injured on the job and aren’t sure what to do, give me a call. I’m here to help.

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0:00 Intro
0:10 Stressful Years
0:44 What I do
1:07 What is a workers' compensation claim?
1:58 Immediately after the accident
2:14 Medical Treatment
2:54 2 kinds of benefits
3:08 Not happy with your treating Doctor?
3:27 MMI
3:46 IIB
4:16 Not a full paycheck
4:49 TTD
5:05 Light duty
5:35 Settlement
6:12 Overwhelmed? We can help