Being injured on the job is an overwhelming and sometimes terrifying experience. Severe injures can require hospitalization, physical therapy, and weeks or months away from work. In addition to those obvious types of injuries, there are plenty of less serious injuries as well as ongoing medical conditions that can qualify for workers compensation benefits. Understanding what it takes to qualify is the first step in determining if a worker should file a claim or hire a Fort Lauderdale Workers Compensation Attorney .
In general, any type of disease or injury could qualify a worker to benefits. It’s not really about seeing a long list of approved conditions. To qualify under workers compensation laws, it’s more important how the injury or illness occurred. If there is a connection between job duties and a given injury or disease, then it is highly likely the worker will qualify. The question to ask is whether or not the injury or disease occurred at work and because of work.
Those are two separate and distinct questions that each must be proven to the satisfaction of the workers comp insurance company. First that the condition or injury happened at work. That is the easier one to prove. Next it must have occurred during or because of work. Not in the parking lot or break room, etc., but in the course of performing work duties. If a worker, or their lawyer, can prove that the condition or injury is work-related, then they should be entitled to full benefits under workers compensation. This means anything from broken bones, to herniated discs to carpal tunnel syndrome to heart or lung problems may be eligible, as long as it can be traced back to work.