Legal Question in Workers Comp in Florida
Recently I was hired by an employer to work as an electrician. Within two weeks of working at a certain hotel I contracted MRSA. At the time I did't know what it was I just knew the boils were painful. I went to a doctor and they gave me antibiotics.
The employer asked me to move closer so I would be more available, so I moved my stuff and family withing 5 miles of the shop. A few months went by and another employee who I worked with at the same hotel contracted MRSA but was hospitalized for five days because it got in his blood stream. After hearing about what he had and looking up to see what it was I realized I probably had it too.
My employer found out about me having it so they sent me to the hospital. I was cleared to work but my employer still would not let me work. I volunteered to take a week off to heal up. The next week I called in to go to work and they said until I could prove I was disease free I couldn't work. By that time I already had two doctors notes saying I could work. The employer yelled at me and said I need to be more considerate of the others I work with and she hung up the phone.
I went to the doctor the next day and got clearance again. The day after that my last check showed up in the mail. I went into the office and was told I was being let go due to lack of work, reduction if force.
Do they have the right to fire me? Or is it my word against theirs?
1 Answer from Attorneys
You may want to speak to a workers compensation attorney regarding a claim for medical benefits and loss wages relating to the medical condition you underwent as a result of the job.
Whether or not you may have a claim relating your termination should be addressed by a labor and employment attorney in your area.
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