Miami employees deserve a safe jobsite and fair treatment on the job. When injuries happen at work or employers violate employment laws, your health, livelihood, and dignity are all at risk. At Sue Miami Law Group, we’re committed to protecting Miami workers, fighting for just compensation after jobsite accidents and holding employers accountable for discrimination, wrongful termination, unpaid wages, and more.
Miami workers deserve safe environments and fair treatment. Whether you’ve suffered a construction site injury or faced employment discrimination, we navigate complex laws.
Our team brings deep experience handling both injury and employment law on behalf of Miami’s diverse workforce. We routinely represent construction workers, healthcare staff, office employees, and service industry professionals injured due to unsafe working environments.
Florida law requires most employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance. If you’ve been hurt on the job from falls on construction sites to repetitive stress injuries in the office, you’re typically entitled to medical benefits and partial wage replacement, even if the accident was your fault. Injured employees must report workplace accidents within 30 days and follow strict steps to ensure benefits are paid. However, workers’ comp excludes pain and suffering and may fail to cover long term or catastrophic losses.
That’s why we explore additional claims whenever possible against negligent third-parties, machinery manufacturers, or for employer retaliation if you’re fired or demoted after reporting an injury.
Miami-Dade employees are protected under robust state and federal laws prohibiting wrongful termination, wage theft, retaliation, and discrimination. Florida follows “at-will” employment, but it is illegal for employers to fire you based on protected traits (race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, marital status). State law also protects employees who report workplace violations or make workers’ compensation claims from retaliation or wrongful discharge.
With Miami’s multicultural economy and rapid industry changes, our attorneys stay on top of evolving wage laws, minimum wage increases, required meal/rest breaks, and leave policies. We fight for clients’ rights to fair pay, overtime, medical leave, protection from harassment, and a workplace free from discrimination or retaliation.
Many Miami workplace accidents involve more than just workers’ compensation. We regularly investigate dangerous jobsite conditions such as faulty scaffolding, unguarded machinery, or lack of protective equipment that justify independent lawsuits for additional damages. Our extensive network of safety experts, physicians, and vocational consultants helps document long term medical and financial impact, maximizing your recovery and protecting your future.
We’re also available to help employees facing unsafe work conditions, employment contract disputes, or employer misconduct. Our firm has successfully recovered lost wages, benefits, and emotional distress damages for Miami workers wronged by their employers.
Workers’ compensation covers medical expenses, partial wage replacement, disability benefits, and some travel costs related to your injury. These benefits apply regardless of fault but typically do not include damages for pain, suffering, or loss of enjoyment of life. If someone other than your employer caused the accident, you may also have a third-party negligence claim for additional compensation.
Injured workers must report accidents within 30 days to remain eligible for workers’ compensation. For most workplace injury lawsuits and employment claims (discrimination, wrongful termination), Florida law allows two years from the incident date, though federal claims may allow slightly longer. Seek legal advice as soon as possible to avoid missing crucial deadlines.
Yes but Florida is an “at-will” employment state, meaning employers can terminate employees for any reason except if it violates anti-discrimination laws, whistleblower protections, written contracts, or if it’s retaliation for protected activities (like reporting unsafe conditions or filing for workers’ comp). If you are fired for reporting unlawful practices, refusing illegal activities, or asserting your workplace rights, you may have a strong wrongful termination claim.
It is illegal for employers in Florida to fire, demote, or punish employees for filing workers’ compensation claims, reporting unsafe conditions, or complaining about discrimination or harassment. Employees who face retaliation may be entitled to reinstatement, back pay, emotional distress damages, and sometimes punitive damages.
Workers’ comp typically pays for all medical bills, rehabilitation, and a percentage of your lost wages, and may include long term disability or death benefits for the most severe accidents. If you have a separate negligence or employment law claim, you may recover pain and suffering, additional wage loss, job reinstatement, punitive damages, and attorney’s fees.
If you’ve been injured at work, denied fair pay, or treated unfairly by your employer, don’t let legal jargon or intimidation keep you from justice. The sooner you act, the less likely crucial evidence is lost and the stronger your case for full recovery and vindication.
Our attorneys are available 24/7 to evaluate your case for free.
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