Our 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.
Florida is where the directory starts. Florida workers' compensation is governed by Chapter 440 of the Florida Statutes and run by the Division of Workers' Compensation inside the Department of Financial Services. Disputes go to the Judges of Compensation Claims.
Lawyer listings for Florida are being added from the Florida Bar's public records: names, firms and cities only. Where the Florida Bar lists a lawyer as board certified in workers' compensation, we quote the Bar's own title exactly and nothing more.
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. Statutes change, and exceptions apply; check the current text and ask a Florida lawyer about your own case.
The Florida directory hub: listings by city, starting with Tampa, from the Florida Bar's public list.
The rule list an injured worker meets first, each with its section of Chapter 440 and the date we read it.
Report, authorized doctor, the carrier's decision, and the petition for benefits, in order.
The statutory formula explained with a worked example labeled hypothetical. Never a case value.
What a certificate of election to be exempt is and who can file one, cited to the Division.
Which public records the state publishes and how to look them up.
Each answer is general information about how the system works. It is not legal advice, and reading it does not create a lawyer-client relationship. For your own claim, talk to a lawyer licensed in your state.
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.
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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.
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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.
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