Blog Posts in September, 2014

Medical Negligence

Ideally, hospitals and other medical facilities are meant for assistance in healing the patient. Yet, each year virtually hundreds and thousands of people are injured and even die as a consequence of negligence and medical errors. The majority of all doctors as well as countless other medical professional are highly-capable, helpful, sympathetic and caring individuals assisting patients in their ...

What Is My Employer Required to Do If I'm Hurt on the Job?

An employer that has more than three employees has certain obligations to its employees. Maintaining a workers’ compensation policy is one of those obligations. Workers’ compensation is an insurance policy that protects the wages of injured employees. The policy is supposed to reimburse injured employees with part of their work wages. Workers’ compensation pays for medical diagnosis and treatment, ...

Boating and Drinking

Living in Tampa-St Pete is a boater’s paradise, whether one chooses to navigate the waters of Tampa Bay, the Gulf, the Manatee, or head to the any of the nearby inland lakes. Florida has over one million registered boats, and a good amount of them are on the water every weekend. Safe recreational boating requires experience and focus. There are a lot of boating mishaps that can occur because of ...

Workers' Compensation Leave

When you work for a living, no job is an easy job. Unfortunately, some jobs are made even more difficult due to unsafe working conditions , the handling of hazardous materials, or the requirement of intense physical labor each day. In these types of positions, it is sadly not uncommon for individuals to experience personal injuries on the job. When such injuries occur, it is possible to get leave ...