Workers' Compensation

Most Florida employers are required to carry workers' compensation insurance. Work comp benefits are designed to help cover the costs of lost wages and medical expenses for work-related injuries.

If you have been injured on the job, you need an experienced lawyer to tell you what you need to know to successfully secure the workers' compensation benefits you deserve. An experienced Tampa work comp attorney can help you ensure you get what you need to get back on your feet and back to work. Please browse our information/faq section, as it contains several areas of workers' compensation benefits available to injured workers in Florida.

Christopher Smith has extensive experience helping people with workers' compensation cases in Tampa and surrounding areas for over 20 years. You will be provided with an honest assessment of your workers' compensation situation, telling you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. The benefits of injured workers have eroded more now than ever, and you need an honest assessment of your case.

Christopher Smith handles common workers' compensation injuries:

• Heavy lifting injuries, slip and fall accidents, broken bones, back injuries, burns, neck injuries, knee injuries, eye injuries, torn ligaments, carpal tunnel, repetitive stress injuries, occupational diseases, etc.

The conditions listed above are a very few of the wide-range of injuries that can happen while you are in the course and scope of your employment. If you have questions regarding your claim, or think you may have a claim for work comp benefits, please do not hesitate to contact our office for a free consultation.

 

Longshore Claims

The Purpose of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 USC 901 et. seq.) Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) is to provide medical care to employees disabled from injuries that occur on navigable waters of The United States, or in adjoining areas customarily used in loading, unloading, repairing or building a vessel. The act also offers benefits to dependents of the injured. These benefits are paid by an insurance company or by an Employer who is authorized by the OWCP .The term injury includes occupational disease arising out of employment. The work of a longshoreman or harbor employee is one of the most physically demanding and dangerous jobs, and those who work in Florida ports are considered to have one of the most hazardous jobs in the country. Please contact us today for a free consultation regarding your specific longshore workers' compensation injury.