We are building a state-by-state directory of workers' compensation lawyers, with plain guides to how a claim works in each state, sourced to that state's workers' comp agency. We start with Florida. We are a directory, not a law firm, and nothing here is legal advice.
Three ways in. Every page names its source, and none of it asks for your details.
One area of law, explained well, instead of every practice area at once.
Every deadline and rate names the statute or the agency it comes from.
Listings are ordered by place. Paid spots say “This is an advertisement”.
No sign-up and no case details needed to read any page.
Written in plain English, one question per page, and checked against the state's own sources. General information to help you understand the system, never advice about your own case.
DirectoryThe directory itself: lawyers who handle workers' compensation, listed by state and city, with plain notes on fees, free consultations and the moments people usually call.
Launch stateOur first state. Florida listings seeded from the Florida Bar's public records, and a plain guide to the rules an injured worker meets first, each one cited to Chapter 440, Florida Statutes.
ClaimsThe path every state shares: report the injury, see an authorized doctor, file, and wait for a decision. Forms, deadlines and claim status, explained in plain English.
Benefits and payWage-loss benefits explained: the share of your average weekly wage most states pay, the waiting period, the state maximums, and whether the checks are taxed.
SettlementsWhat a settlement is, how the state schedules of weeks per body part work, and why most states require approval. Never a case value, never an amount promised.
State by stateThe no-fault trade at the heart of workers' comp, and who runs it in each state. Every state guide is cited to that state's own agency.
Florida had more searches for a workers' comp lawyer than any other state we measured. Its system is written in Chapter 440 of the Florida Statutes. Four rules an injured worker meets early on:
Tell your employer about the injury within 30 days after the date of the injury or when it first shows up.
Florida Statutes s. 440.185(1)No compensation for the first 7 days of disability, unless the disability lasts more than 21 days; then it is paid from the start.
Florida Statutes s. 440.12(1)If the carrier starts paying while it investigates, it must admit or deny the claim within 120 days after first providing benefits.
Florida Statutes s. 440.20(4)A petition for benefits is generally barred unless filed within 2 years after you knew or should have known the injury was work related; payments can extend this by 1 year from the last payment.
Florida Statutes s. 440.19Read at flsenate.gov (2025 Florida Statutes) on October 18, 2026. Rules change; check the source.
Listings come from public bar records: a lawyer's name, firm and city. In Florida that is the Florida Bar's public list. We never scrape private contact details.
We do not rate or rank lawyers. A state title, such as a Florida Bar board certification, is quoted exactly and only for lawyers the state lists.
Basic listings are free. Any paid placement carries the words “This is an advertisement”, so you always know what you are looking at.
Deadlines, rates and steps are cited to the state statute or agency, with the date we read them.
These are the moments when injured workers most often look for a workers' comp lawyer. Only a lawyer who knows your facts can tell you whether you need one.
A denial letter usually explains the next step and its deadline.
Wage benefits end, shrink or arrive late without a clear reason.
A treatment, a test or a change of doctor is refused.
An offer arrives and it is not clear what it closes.
Fees in workers' comp are usually set or capped by state law and approved by a judge. Each state guide cites its rule.
Finding a lawyer →
Here is who runs it, with a link to the official agency. Our listings open in this order: Florida, then New Jersey, then Georgia. State guides for the others follow the same method.
Agency links go to official state websites. wc.lawyer is not affiliated with any of them. How workers' comp works, state by state
Start with the Florida guide, or read how a claim works anywhere in the country. As listings are added, the directory shows workers' comp lawyers by state and city, from public records.