When the states enacted workers compensation statutes, a bargain was made in which individuals lost their rights to sue their employers for negligence, in exchange for swift, reduced, no-fault benefits. Years of erosion of workers’ benefits have caused news organizations like ProPublica, NPR and Bill Moyers to explore just how drastic cuts have been, and the great differences in benefits between states. The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the Florida benefits cuts. The workers comp attorneys Clements, Taylor, Butkovich & Cohen are committed to fighting for the rights of injured workers in an increasingly hostile legal and political climate.
Additional Information about the Erosion of Workers’ Benefits
http://www.billmoyers.com/content/demolition-workers-comp
http://www.propublica.org/article/the-demolition-of-workers-compensation
Catharin R. Taylor is an attorney with Clements, Taylor, Butkovich & Cohen LPA, Co.