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Fort Lauderdale Workers Compensation Lawyer

Injuries incurred while on the job impose serious and worrisome concerns for victims and their loved ones. Oftentimes, the injuries will disallow victims from returning to their usually working capacity immediately following the accidents, which greatly reduces their wage earning capacity. This loss of wages from a work related accident is all in the face of the medical costs resulting from the injuries themselves in the first place as well. Generally, companies and employers will provide victims compensation for their injuries and damages from employment-related accidents in the form of workers compensation. However, other instances of work-related injuries, as well as employment related illness and occupational disease are less clear cut and result in disputes between victims and their employers. In other instances, the employer's worker's compensation insurance carriers will dispute or devalue claims for compensation by victims and potentially even deny victims their rights to compensation entirely. A Fort Lauderdale workers' compensation lawyer can advocate the legal rights of victims following any work related accident, injury, or illness in the South Florida area, and make sure that victims and their loved ones receive the proper workers' compensation claims coverage they deserve.

Have you or your loved one been injured in an employment related accident and not received workers' compensation benefits? Contact the experienced Fort Lauderdale workers' compensation lawyer at the Law Offices of Thomas C. Parisi for legal counsel and assistance today.

Many times, the injuries incurred by workers occur in a one-time incident that is well documented and virtually undeniable in liability. However, in other instances, victims may incur their injuries over the course of their employment, or while not at the office or place of employment itself. Regardless of the location, employees enduring an injury while working, whether at their place of employment or elsewhere, still have a legal claim to workers' compensation. Likewise, injuries or occupational disease during the course of employment, or well after employment has ended, can be subject to workers' compensation claims in the civil courts. A Fort Lauderdale workers' compensation lawyer can help victims obtain these damage awards. Some of the more common incidents leading to workers' compensation claims include:

• Employment related slips, trips, or falls
• Occupational diseases, such as seen with asbestosis or mesothelioma
• Repetitive motion strains and other injuries, including vertebral misalignment, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other musculoskeletal injuries
• Automobile or truck accident injuries
• Product liability or defect injuries
• Unsafe, unsanitary, or dangerous working conditions
• Failure of employers to abide by OSHA and Bureau of Labor standards and guidelines

Regardless of employee's occupation, injuries related to work can occur at any time. Some of the more common industries of employment that result in most workers' compensation claims include the construction industry, law enforcement, and the manufacturing industry. However, all workers are entitled to workers' compensation following an accident resulting in injury at their place of employment.

Have you or your loved one been injured in an employment related accident and not received workers' compensation benefits? Contact the experienced Fort Lauderdale workers' compensation lawyer at the Law Offices of Thomas C. Parisi for legal counsel and assistance today.