Illegal to Fire Worker Seeking Workers' Compensation Benefits
Many injured workers in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, are afraid to pursue workers' compensation benefits, for fear of being fired. Boca Raton workers' compensation attorney Randy Zeldin, notes that many potential clients worry that they will lose their jobs if they hire a lawyer. In a new case, Ortega v. Engineering Systems Technology, Inc., the Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed well recognized law, prohibiting punishing of workers because they pursue workers' compensation benefits.
Randy Zeldin, an attorney practicing workers' compensation for 25 years, applauds the decision of the Third District Court of Appeals. According to Zeldin, even demoting or harassing a worker because of a workers' compensation claim violates the law and is grounds for monetary damages.
