Articles Tagged with workplace negligent security

The whole point of workers’ compensation in Florida is that it’s supposed to provide crucial benefits to you relatively easily if you’re injured at work. However, many employees find that they have trouble getting their benefits when they really need them. Many decide to work with workers’ compensation lawyers in South Florida.

If you’re not sure whether you can benefit from working with a workers’ compensation attorney, contact Flaxman Law Group for a consultation. Even if you think your situation is simple, there’s no harm in getting a second opinion and finding out how you can protect your rights to benefits.

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With so many attractions and beautiful weather, Florida is able to welcome tourists year-round. This has led to a thriving tourism and hospitality industry, staffed by hard-working employees that include tour guides, restaurant servers, bartenders, hotel staff, and others. These employees have very demanding jobs—and, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, dangerous jobs as well. BLS reports that tourism and hospitality jobs account for about 5% of all fatal on-the-job injuries each year.

If you’re a tourism and hospitality worker and have been injured on the job or have suffered a work-related injury, contact Flaxman Law Group for a consultation. We can talk about whether you might qualify for workers’ compensation or whether there may be other ways you may be able to seek compensation for lost wages, medical bills, and the other financial stresses you may be facing.

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According to the National Safety Council, over 50,000 injuries and over 500 fatalities happen each year, on average, due to workplace violence. The Civil Mediation Council further reports that 35% of employees polled said they were targets of workplace violence or abuse.

No-one expects a colleague or co-worker to harm them at work, but unfortunately it does happen. If it happens to you in South Florida or in Colorado, you can contact Flaxman Law Group at 866-352-9626 to schedule a consultation with workers’ compensation attorney. Your consultation gives you a chance to meet a member of our team and find out whether you have a claim. It’s also your chance to get answers, so you can understand what your options might be.

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Healthcare workers face some of the toughest job conditions out there, with high rates of burnout and injury. If you work in a clinic, hospital, or any health setting and have suffered an injury, get the workers’ compensation benefits you’re entitled to. If you’re having trouble with your claim or simply don’t have the time or energy to deal with insurers, contact Flaxman Law Group for a consultation. Our boutique, family-first law firm can review your situation and answer your questions.

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When most employees think of a safe workplace, they’re thinking of personal protective equipment or processes that prevent accidents involving heavy machinery. But not all hazards are internal. Adequate security in the workplace is essential to prevent people from entering a place of work and injuring or harming employees.

If your employer failed to keep you safe at work and you suffered an injury or from violence as a result, you may have a claim. Pursuing your claim and any compensation you may be entitled to can in fact be important in helping you recover physically and emotionally from your injury. To find out more, contact Flaxman Law Group for a consultation with a workplace injury claims lawyer.

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Any workplace can be hazardous at one point or another. Even a quiet library can result in a range of injuries and dangers for workers. In any workplace, facial injuries are an especially common and especially painful injury.

If you’ve suffered a facial injury in a workplace accident in Hollywood or any surrounding Florida community, reach out to Flaxman Law Group for a free consultation. Your injury may have long-term or permanent effects and speaking with a Hollywood workplace injury claims lawyer can give you the facts about your rights so you can plan your next steps.

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Frontline workers are the critical employees who most often directly help others. They include firefighters, paramedics, utility workers, and others who work so the rest of us have access to essential services. Unfortunately, the nature of their duties often exposes them to occupational hazards that can lead to injuries or illnesses.

At Flaxman Law Group, we stand by frontline workers and may be able to help if you’re a frontline worker injured on the job. We’re pleased to offer a free accident consultation to workers who have been injured and who are wondering if they have a workers’ compensation claim. Just contact our family-based law firm to speak to an experienced Florida workers’ compensation lawyer.

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Employers have a duty to their workers. They’re expected to provide employees with the resources needed for the job and to pay on time and in full. Employers are also expected to provide a secure environment for their employees. Insufficient security can cause significant harm, ranging from slip-and-fall accidents to more severe incidents like assaults or thefts.

At Flaxman Law Group, we’ve worked with many injured employees who have been harmed due to no fault of their own. If you’ve been injured in the workplace in Hollywood or any Southern Florida community, contact our father-son attorney team to find out whether you have a workers’ compensation claim.

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When we think of workplace injuries in Miami, Hollywood, and across Florida we may picture a worker injured by a fall or crushed by machinery. While these injuries do happen, in 2022 the Surgeon General announced that mental health issues, especially those caused by toxic workplaces, are among the top five most common workplace injuries and concerns.

In Florida, understanding your rights to fair compensation for any injury is crucial, which is why following your injury you’ll want to contact Flaxman Law Group. Our family-based law firm has offices in Miami, Homestead, and Hollywood so we can serve the entire South Florida area and we’re passionate about helping injured workers and individuals across the region. Contact us today if you’ve suffered a workplace injury and we can schedule a consultation with a Hollywood workers’ compensation claims attorney to review your situation.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into the workplace, where it’s being used to automate processes, gather more data for decision-making, and help workers be more productive. A number of accidents and injuries, however, also have some workers asking about safety.

If you’ve been injured in the workplace because of an AI system, you may have a workers’ compensation claim if your injury happened during regular work duties. However, you might also have a third-party claim against the manufacturer or programmer of an AI system. To fully explore your options for getting fair compensation, contact Flaxman Law Group for a free accident consultation with a Miami workplace accident claims lawyer.

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