Whether you work in construction and are injured in a construction site accident in Miami or anywhere in South Florida or whether you work in an office and suffer serious injuries due to inadequate security in your Miami or South Florida workplace, there are laws to protect you. Although you…
During the summer, many teens look forward to getting their first job. Unfortunately, many minors and young workers are seriously injured or killed while at work. Teens may be vulnerable to workplace injuries because they may be less familiar with workplace safety issues and have less experience with work safety…
The workplace should be a place to develop a career and build lasting friendships and camaraderie. For too many Miami employees, however, the workplace is a dangerous place. Each year, workers are seriously injured in Miami slip and fall accidents, car accidents and other workplace accidents. Unfortunately, many workplace injury…
On January 6 of this year, a worker in Coral Gables was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a crane accident. A crane was lifting a crate containing equipment when the crane dropped and struck a worker in the chest. The accident highlights some of the dangers that workers…
According to statistics, an American dies every eight minutes due to work-related injury or illness. Workplace injuries and illnesses can happen at any workplace, although some jobs are assuredly more dangerous than others. Workplace injuries can include Florida slip and fall injuries, asbestos exposure, workplace car accidents, and more. Workplace…
Two recent tragedies highlight a basic challenge in Florida law. The deaths of two workers at two of the state’s biggest amusement parks stress the limitations placed on surviving family members when a loved one is killed on the job. In one case, a SeaWorld worker was killed by an…
Unfortunately, many Florida workers are injured on the job each year. Many serious Florida burn injuries, amputations, head injuries, and spinal cord injuries are the result of workplace accidents. Unfortunately, a serious personal injury in a workplace can leave you unable to work. In serious cases, you may be unable…
Workers compensation laws in Florida are designed to protect both workers and employers. However, in the event of amusement park accidents and workplace accidents, workplace laws can create challenges in workers compensation cases. Currently, the two largest amusement parks in Florida are involved in lawsuits stemming from workplace accidents. Walt…
If you have been injured in the workplace, whether it is a burn injury, brain injury, broken bone, spinal cord injury or other injury, your main priority is to get better as fully and as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, many injured workers have a hard time making claims under workers’…
In the workplace, computers have become mandatory at virtually every office and every work environment. Some people are doing all their work remotely from a computer. While computers make work easier, they also pose their own hazard. A number of people are reporting injuries from computers. Some of the more…