Being injured on the job can be a very stressful and overwhelming ordeal–that’s what I’m here for. My name is Wade Coye and I have had over 29 years of experience in handling Workers’ Compensation cases and know the best way to personally assist with yours. My team and I here at Coye Law are ready to fight for the benefits YOU deserve.
At Coye Law Firm, we do not require payment upfront to help injured workers. We work on a “contingency basis,” which is a fancy way to say that we do not require payment upfront and will only collect a fee if you settle your claim. The fee collected is usually a percentage of the settlement.
No. Under Florida Statute, “no employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any employee by reason of such employee’s valid claim for compensation or attempt to claim compensation under the Workers’ Compensation Law.”
While quitting your job is a component of settling a workers’ comp claim, no one can force you to settle.
Some medical professionals are less than sympathetic to injured workers as they believe some people fake injuries to receive benefits. If this happens to you and you believe the doctor is unwilling to help you recover from your work injury, there are a few things you can do. Click here to read the 4 things you should do when faced with a rude workers’ comp doctor.
Florida workers’ comp insurance companies are notoriously slow in paying weekly wage loss, and it is perfectly legal for them to respond slowly. You may be eligible for a loan to protect yourself, call us to learn more.
If you have never hired a lawyer before, it can be a bit overwhelming to call a workers’ compensation law firm for the first time. Especially when you don’t know what kinds of questions a law firm might ask and what kind of information you should have prepared before the call.
As frustrating as workers’ comp can be, all you can do is make the best of the limited care that workers’ comp provides you, and hiring an attorney is the best way to take this unfortunate situation into your own hands and ensure you are maximizing the benefits available to you.
Here is what you can expect when you call my office today about your workers’ compensation claim…
Before discussing the details of your claim, we must first gather some basic information to run a conflict check in our office. We run conflict checks to make sure your claim wouldn’t interfere with any of our existing cases. For instance, if you were involved in an on-the-job car accident, it’s important that we make sure we are not already representing the other driver in the accident. Although it may seem unlikely, these situations do happen.
The only information we need to run a conflict check is your name and mailing address.
Next, we will begin to ask you questions about your job and employer, such as:
Next, we may ask you to go into more detail about the accident with the following questions:
If the accident was a slip-and -fall at work, we may ask:
If the accident was an on-the-job car accident, we may ask:
We truly appreciate the confidence that our clients place in us by referring their friends or family, so we may ask how you heard about us or who referred you so that we can thank them for their trust!
If we believe we can help with your workers’ compensation case…our Intake Specialist may then schedule you a free consultation to speak with one of our attorneys. If we don’t believe we are best suited to help with your workers’ compensation case…our mission is to still be as helpful as possible. This could mean providing a caller with the information they might need to resolve an issue on their own, or suggesting an alternative means other than hiring a lawyer. We also have a list of attorney friends we trust that we may refer you to. Either way, we will do our best to point you in the right direction!
It is usually never a good idea to sign a medical release unless you fully understand what you are signing. Doing so can harm your case. Be very careful as some insurance companies may try to trick you into signing a release.
You are not required to give an insurance company a recorded statement. Remember, the other side’s insurance company is going to try to save them as much money as possible. They may try to trick you to give a statement that could be used against you later.
It is incredibly important to be honest about your injuries in a workers’ comp claim. For instance, if you have a shoulder injury, and have injured your shoulder in the past–mention it! If your current injury is somehow related to the injury-in-question and you fail to mention your past injury, they may accuse you of fraud.
Demand that an accident report be filled out.
If possible, get specialized treatment (specialized doctors have years of experience for one area of the body).
Including names, addresses and telephone numbers.
Another question many injured workers have is whether or not they need legal representation for their workers’ comp claim. Is it really worth the effort to seek an attorney? Workers’ comp can be a tedious and complicated process, and having an experienced attorney to help can sometimes mean the difference between a denied or accepted claim.
Call (407) 648-4940 or click here to contact me today for a free consultation about your case.
The Wade Coye is an expert Injury attorney handling cases in Florida, New York, Michigan, and District of Columbia and is here to help you and your family.