Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Florida

My husband was hurt while on the job and is on workers comp. he was fired while still under doctors care this company has fired him 2 or 3 times and when they fire him they always want him to come back the last time he was fired he found another job the same day they wanted to hire him back so he got tired of how they treated him so he took the new job workers comp is going to pay for his surgery but i dont understand why he cant get pain and suffering from the company were he got hurt why cant we sue the company for pain and suffering. thanks


Asked on 9/05/11, 8:34 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Behren Behren Law Firm

There is a Florida law that allows an employee to recover damages including emotional distress from an employer that fires him due to his seeking workers compensation benefits. As to pain and suffering from the injury, that would be limited to what you can get for your workers compensation injury. If you don't have a workers compensation lawyer, your husband should get one. If you need more information on the workers compensation retaliation laws, feel free to check out our employee rights blog www.takethisjobnshoveitblog.com or www.behrenlaw.com.

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Answered on 9/06/11, 5:58 am


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