Monday, March 24, 2008

South Florida School Bus Accident Lawyer - Injured at Work

Florida School Bus Accident Lawyer

The firm of Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. has represented clients in Hollywood, Florida, and the entire state of Florida for over 37 years. If you have a child that has suffered injuries as a result of a school bus accident call us today. Our south Florida school bus accident attorneys have successfully represented thousands of victims of personal injury accidents, and we can help you today with your Florida bus accident.

If you were a passenger in a school bus that was involved in an accident in South Florida, we understand the variety of injuries that you or your child can suffer. Injuries such as: neck pain, back pain, whiplash injuries, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, and in bus accidents, fatalities. If your injury was as a result of a Florida School Bus Accident contact our office today to see how we can help you.

Our family understands the trust you place with the school board and camp when your child steps a foot on their school bus. The drivers and the company are entrusted and charged with the duty to protect your children by safely transporting them. Our firm utilizes licensed Florida Private Investigators to comprehensively evaluate the driver’s history to ensure that there was no other contributing cause or history of careless or reckless driving history. Moreover the employer may be liable if they failed to complete a comprehensive pre-employment screening that may have revealed a poor or reckless driving or criminal history. We can represent you and your children with your Florida School Bus Accident case. Our attorneys will comprehensively evaluate all aspects of the accident to determine whether the accident was due to a defective product, inadequate training, intoxication of another driver, or as a result of the negligence and carelessness of the very driver that was entrusted with your child’s safety. Call us today to see how we can help to protect your rights.

The Florida personal injury attorneys at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A., understand how traumatic School Bus accidents can be. The fear of mounting medical bills, lost wages, and rental car expenses can be overwhelming, not to mention understanding Florida’s No-Fault law, and we are here to guide you thru this journey.

If you or a family member has been a victim of a School Bus Accident in Florida, including Hollywood, Miami, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, Davie, or in any city in Florida, it is imperative that you know your legal rights.

Our south Florida personal injury and south Florida workers’ compensation lawyers have over 100 years of combined experience and we can assist you in determining your legal rights, as well as to ensure you protect your child’s interest and file the appropriate notice and or lawsuit to ensure you or your family receives adequate compensation for your injuries. If you or a family member was the victim of a School Bus Accident due to the negligence of the bus driver, or another driver, or even if you were the bus driver, feel free to click here to contact our firm today for a FREE consultation. If you prefer, you can contact us toll free at 1-888-565-3434 - 1-888-565-HURT. We are available 24 hours a day, and we offer a FREE consultation to review your case.

South Florida Electrocution Accident Attorney - Hurt at Work

South Florida Electrocution Accident Attorney

The firm of Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. has represented clients in Hollywood, Florida, and the entire state of Florida for over 37 years. Our Florida personal injury attorneys have represented thousands of clients that sustained work related construction injuries, including electrocutions accidents and those that have lost loved ones as a result of electrocution related accident.

Aside from the potential for a Florida workers’ compensation claim, we may be able to assist you with a third party case against another responsible party for a potentially defective product. Florida power companies are charged with the responsibility of maintaining their facilities and power lines. Our Florida personal injury attorneys have the experience and history of success to represent your best interests, to help protect your rights. Let our family protect you and your family.

The Florida personal injury attorneys at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A., have represented clients that suffer a variety of injuries such as: severe electrical burns, sprain / strain, fractures, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, or even the loss of life caused from the electrocution, our family can assist you and your family in your time of need. Our electrocution accident attorneys at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. can help to protect your rights so that you or a loved one is compensated for lost wages, pain and suffering, scaring, permanent disfigurement, emotional distress, stress and strain on you and your family, not to mention the loss of your enjoyment of your life.

Our South Florida personal injury lawyers have over 100 years of combined experience, protecting the rights of injured claimants and their families. Our electrocution attorneys can assist you in determining your legal rights, as well as to ensure you protect your interest and file the appropriate notice, and or lawsuit to ensure you or your family receives adequate compensation for your injuries. If you or a family member was the victim of an electrocution accident, feel free to click here to contact our firm today for a FREE consultation. Some possible causes for electrocution are as follows: defective electrical wiring, work related accidents, and hazardous conditions such as water near extension cords. Call us today for help with your electrocution injury.

At Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. we have the experience to help you overcome this traumatic event in your life. If you or a family member has been the victim of an electrocution accident, click here to contact Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today. If you prefer, you can contact us toll free at 1-888-565-3434 - 1-888-565-HURT. We are available 24 hours a day, and we offer a FREE consultation to review your case.

Death on the High Seas Attorney

Florida Death on the High Seas

The firm of Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. has represented clients in Hollywood, Florida, and the entire state of Florida for over 37 years. Our firm has represented clients that were injured and families of victims that were killed as a result of boating accidents, or cruise ship accident. If you have a family member that died as a result of the employer’s negligence or due to the unseaworthy ship, you and your family may be eligible to file for benefits under the Death on the High Seas Act. If the accident occurred more than three miles off shore, the surviving family members wife, husband, parents or children may be eligible to file a claim under this act. If your family member lost their life due to an accident while working on a ship, we can help you today. Let our family protect you and your family. Due to the limited time frame and statute of limitations, you need to act today to protect your family’s rights. Claims for a loss of life aboard a ship or vessel must commence within three years from the date of the death.

Our South Florida personal injury lawyers have over 100 years of combined experience, protecting the rights of injured claimants and their families. Our DOHS attorneys can assist you in determining your legal rights, as well as to ensure you protect your interest and file the appropriate notice, and or lawsuit to ensure you or your family receives adequate compensation for your loss. Although parents and children could recover for wrongful death of seaman working on surveying vessel under either 46 USCS Appx § 688 or Death on High Seas Act (46 USCS Appx § § 761 et seq.), these provisions do not preclude remedy under general maritime law. Spiller v Thomas M. Lowe, Jr. & Associates, Inc. (1972, CA8 Ark) 466 F2d 903, 20 ALR Fed 89.

At Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. we have the experience to help you overcome this traumatic event in your life. If you or a family member has been the victim of an accident while aboard a ship and the injured party can prove some negligence by the employer, we can possibly help you to recover a monetary award for your pain and suffering. Past, current and future medical bills and any disability caused from this boating accident may be covered. If you or a loved one was injured while working on a ship, click here to contact Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today. If you prefer, you can contact us toll free at 1-888-565-3434 - 1-888-565-HURT. We are available 24 hours a day, and we offer a FREE consultation to review your case.

South Florida Cruise Ship Accident Lawyer

South Florida Cruise Ship Accident Lawyers

The firm of Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. has represented clients in Hollywood, Florida, and the entire state of Florida for over 37 years. Our firm has represented clients that were injured and families of victims that were killed as a result of South Florida Cruise Ship Accidents and other boating accidents. If you or a family member that was injured or died as a result of an accident on a Cruise Ship you and your family may be eligible to file for benefits and compensation. If the accident occurred more than three miles off shore, the surviving family member’s wife, husband, parents or children may be eligible to file a claim under the Death on the High Seas Act. Let our family protect you and your family. Due to the limited time frame and statute of limitations, you need to act today to protect your family’s rights. Claims for injuries or death upon a cruise ship must be filed in a timely manner. The back of your ticket may indicate not only the limited time frame, but in what jurisdiction the claim needs to be filed.

Our South Florida personal injury lawyers have over 100 years of combined experience, protecting the rights of injured claimants and their families. Our South Florida Cruise Ship attorneys can assist you in determining your legal rights, as well as to ensure you protect your interest and file the appropriate notice, and or lawsuit to ensure you or your family receives adequate compensation for your injuries and loss. Accidents such as slip and falls, trip and falls, or even premises liability issues will all be evaluated by our South Florida Cruise ship attorneys so that we can vigorously protect your rights.

At Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. we have the experience to help you overcome this traumatic event in your life. If you or a family member has been the victim of an accident while aboard a Cruise Ship we can possibly help you to recover a monetary award for your pain and suffering. Past, current and future medical bills and any disability caused from this Florida Cruise Ship accident may be covered. If you or a loved one was injured while a passenger on a Cruise Ship injured while working on a ship, click here to contact Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today. If you prefer, you can contact us toll free at 1-888-565-3434 - 1-888-565-HURT. We are available 24 hours a day, and we offer a FREE consultation to review your case.

Maximum Workers’ Compensation Rate South Florida Workers Comp Lawyer

South Florida Workers’ Compensation Attorney

The firm of Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. has represented clients in Hollywood, Florida, and the entire state of Florida for over 37 years. Our firm has represented clients that were injured and families of victims that were killed as a result of work related accidents, albeit car accidents on the job or any other work related incident or accident. If the accident was as a result of the negligence or carelessness of another, we can help you today. Let our family protect you and your family.

Our South Florida Workers’ Compensation attorneys are asked on a frequent basis what the maximum amount of indemnity benefits can be collected, if an authorized workers’ compensation doctor takes you out of work due to your work related injuries. The answer is $746.16, and the explanation below was summarized in a memo from the CFO of the State of Florida.

Florida Department of Financial Services Tom Gallagher Chief Financial Officer

Maximum Workers’ Compensation Rate, Effective January 1, 2008

The Agency for Workforce Innovation, has determined the statewide average weekly wage paid by employers subject to the Florida Unemployment Compensation Law to be $746.00 for the four calendar quarters ending June 30, 2007.

Pursuant to section 440.12 (2), Florida Statutes, the maximum weekly compensation rate for work-related injuries and illnesses shall be equal to 100 percent of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded to the nearest dollar.

Accordingly, the maximum weekly compensation rate for work-related injuries and illnesses occurring on or after January 1, 2008 shall be $746.00.


If you have any questions regarding this Informational Memorandum, please contact one of our south Florida workers’ compensation attorneys at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. Today at 888-565-HURT, or 888-565-3474. If you prefer, you can click here to send us an e-mail with a summary of your work related injuries.

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

South Florida - Hollywood Florida Workers Compensation Attorney

South Florida Workers’ Compensation Attorneys









Overview of Florida Workers’ Compensation

The Florida workers’ compensation attorneys at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. have been specializing in Florida’s Workers’ Compensation claims and personal injury claims for almost 40 years. Our Florida workers’ compensation accident attorneys and Florida personal injury accident attorney have represented the rights of injured workers and plaintiff’s rights in literally thousands of workers’ compensation and personal injury cases. We will fight against insurance companies and protect your rights to obtain medical benefits and seek compensation for your injuries. You may also have a personal injury claim, dependent upon the circumstances. Ask one of our Florida workers’ compensation attorneys today about your rights and the potential for a third party claim. The state of Florida has compiled a list of frequently asked questions for you to reference. As always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact one of the Florida workers’ compensation attorneys at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today at 888-565-HURT.


Topics:
South Florida Workers’ Compensation (Medical Benefits Coverage)
South Florida Workers’ Compensation (Lost Wages Information)
South Florida Workers’ Compensation (No-Fault Workers’ Compensation)
South Florida Workers’ Compensation (Abbreviations and Definitions)
South Florida Workers’ Compensation (What else are you entitle to?)

To further help you understand some of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Terminology we have provided you with some abbreviations and their definitions.

TTD

Temporary Total Disability (TTD)- If your disability is total in character, but temporary in quality, you will receive monetary benefits until you reach Maximum Medical Improvement or up to 104 weeks. (Applicable statute: 440.15(2)(a). Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation.
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TPD

Temporary Partial Disability (TPD)- If you are released to return to work with restrictions by your doctor, and earn less than 80% of your pre-injury wage, you may receive Temporary Partial Disability benefits. (Applicable statute: 440.15(4)(a). Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation.
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PTD

Permanent Total Disability (PTD)- Monetary benefits, in cases of total disability adjudged to be permanent or for injuries presumed to be permanently and totally disabling under the workers’ compensation law, are payable during the continuance of the total disability. Compensation for PTD is not payable if you are engaged in, or physically capable of engaging in, at least sedentary employment. (Applicable statute: 440.15(1). Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation. 888-565-HURT
Permanent Impairment Benefits - For accidents occurring on or after October 1, 2003, an employee’s entitlement to permanent impairment income benefits begins the day after the employee reaches Maximum Medical Improvement or the expiration of temporary benefits, whichever occurs earlier, and continues for the following periods:

Two weeks of benefits are paid to the employee for each percentage point of impairment from 1 percent up to and including 10 percent.

For each percentage point of impairment from 11 percent up to and including 15 percent, 3 weeks of benefits are paid.

For each percentage point of impairment from 16 percent up to and including 20 percent, 4 weeks of benefits are to be paid.

For each percentage point of impairment from 21 percent and higher, 6 weeks of benefits are paid. (Applicable statute: 440.15(3)(g). Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation. 888-565-HURT

How are monetary benefits calculated?

Monetary benefits are paid every two weeks and are based on a percentage of your average weekly wage up to the maximum weekly benefit ($724 weekly maximum benefit for injuries occurring in 2007). (Applicable statute: 440.20(2)(a).

If you were injured on or after October 1, 2003, and you worked in the same employment in which you were working on the date of the accident, your average weekly wage is 1/13th of the total amount of wages you earned in such employment during the 13 weeks prior to your injury, not counting the week in which you were injured. (Applicable statute: 440.14(1).

If you have been released to return to work on light or limited duty and earning less than 80% of your pre-injury wage, you will be compensated at 80% of the difference between 80% of your average weekly wage and the salary, wages, and other remuneration you are able to earn post-injury, as compared weekly. However, weekly benefits may not exceed 66 2/3% of your average weekly wage at the time of accident. (Applicable statute: 440.15(4)(a).

Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation. 888-565-HURT

Average Weekly Wage

Temporary benefits and permanent disability benefits are based on the injured worker’s average weekly wage. An employer reported low average weekly wage will result in artificially low benefits. How that average is determined is open to interpretation. Frequently, insurance carriers will average wages based on the hire rate instead of the actual earnings or will not include cash payments or tips that were not reported. It is important to fight for an average weekly wage that accurately reflects what the injured worker was actually earning.
Commissions and overtime are often overlooked when an insurance company calculates average weekly wage. Make sure that your employer has accurately reported your overtime and commissions.

Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation. 888-565-HURT

Concurrent Employment (Working More Than One Job)

If you are working two different jobs when you are injured and are unable to work at either job because of your injury, your average weekly wage should be based on both jobs. You will have to produce evidence of your wages on your other job, but the carrier must pay benefits based on both jobs.

Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation. 888-565-HURT

Limits On Temporary Disability Benefits

An injured worker will receive temporary benefits until one the following happens:

1. The injured worker is released to work at full duty. At this point, since the worker can return to the old job, temporary benefits stop. This is true even if the employer no longer has a position for the worker or the injured worker does not feel that he can work.

2. The injured worker is returned to work with restrictions and the employer provides a job within these restrictions for the same hours and wages.

3. The injured worker is terminated from the job for cause. This means the worker has done something that causes his termination. For example, a worker who returns to work with restrictions and then shows up late for work could be terminated and lose the right to temporary benefits for the loss in wages. Whether or not the employer has a good reason to terminate is often disputed. An employee who disputes the grounds for termination could go to court to seek a ruling that the termination was not for cause but was an excuse to get rid of the worker without having to pay further temporary benefits. These issues are often the subjects of litigation.

4. The injured worker reaches maximum medical improvement. Maximum medical improvement (“MMI”) is defined in the law as a point in the worker’s medical treatment where they are not expected to improve significantly in health or ability any further. When MMI is reached by every specialty treating the injured worker, as determined by the authorized treating physicians, the worker’s right to further temporary benefits ceases. Even if the worker is unable to return to the job because of restrictions, no further temporary benefits are paid. The worker may then be entitled to income impairment benefits or permanent total disability benefits. Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation. 888-565-HURT

Workers’ Compensation Medical Benefits

Injured workers are entitled to medical care, treatment and equipment at the expense of the workers’ compensation insurance carrier to help cure and relieve the effects of the injury. This treatment is given by “authorized treating physicians.” What is often a problem for injured workers is that these “authorized treating physicians” are chosen by the insurance company, not the employee. Many of the physicians have long and profitable relationships with the insurance companies and have had no long-term relationship with the injured worker. Often, as a result, the insurance adjusters handling the case will pressure the physician to release the injured worker from treatment early or to find that the injured worker has no impairment. The law in Florida rewards physicians who get injured worker’s back to work quickly. Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation. 888-565-HURT or click here to send us an e-mail.

Authorized Treating Physician

The authorized treating physician is determined by the employer at the time the employer is told that the worker was injured. The employer usually sends the claimant to a local walk-in medical center or clinic. If the employer or insurance company does not send the injured worker to a doctor, the injured worker can chose his own doctor until they do send them. Once that choice is made, the worker must continue with the authorized treating physician or any other doctor that they are referred to. In Florida, an injured worker can choose to change doctors ONCE during their treatment. Call the south Florida Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today for your FREE consultation. 888-565-HURT


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South Florida Construction Accident Attorney


South Florida Construction Accident Attorney

The firm of Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. has represented clients in Hollywood, Florida, and the entire state of Florida for over 37 years. Our construction accident attorneys have represented thousands of clients that sustained work related construction injuries, those that have lost loved ones as a result of construction related accident, or people that were injured while passing or visiting a construction site.

Aside from the potential for a Florida workers’ compensation claim, we may be able to assist you with a third party case against another responsible party. Our Florida personal injury attorneys have the experience and history of success to represent your best interests, to help protect your rights.

Let our family protect you and your family.

The Florida personal injury attorneys at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A., have represented clients that suffer a variety of injuries such as: sprain / strain, fractures, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burns, or even the loss of life, our family can assist you and your family in your time of need. Our construction accident attorneys at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. can help to protect your rights so that you or a loved one is compensated for lost wages, pain and suffering, scaring, permanent disfigurement, emotional distress, stress and strain on you and your family, not to mention the loss of your enjoyment of your life.

Our South Florida personal injury lawyers have over 100 years of combined experience, protecting the rights of injured claimants and their families. Our Florida construction accident attorneys can assist you in determining your legal rights, as well as to ensure you protect your interest and file the appropriate notice, and or lawsuit to ensure you or your family receives adequate compensation for your injuries. If you or a family member was the victim of an aviation accident, feel free to click here to contact our firm today for a FREE consultation.

At Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. we have the experience to help you overcome this traumatic event in your life. If you or a family member has been the victim of an aviation accident, click here to contact Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. today. If you prefer, you can contact us toll free at 1-888-565-3434 - 1-888-565-HURT. We are available 24 hours a day, and we offer a FREE consultation to review your case.
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