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Florida Workers Compensation Lawyers

by Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers | Oct 13, 2017 | Workplace Injury / Workers' Compensation

Bagolie Friedman Workers’ Compensation Cases in Florida Florida employees payment as well as details on Workers Payment You have an irreversible impairment which has led to an occupational physical constraint which could impact your capacity to carry out the...

White Finger Syndrome

by Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers | Oct 13, 2017 | Workplace Injury / Workers' Compensation

White Finger or Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome or Vibration White Finger is an industrial condition caused by exposure to hand transmitted vibration associated with the use of vibrating power tools. It can result in symptoms of discomfort, tingling, numbness and...

Welding Rod Litigation

by Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers | Oct 13, 2017 | Workplace Injury / Workers' Compensation

A recent study conducted by researchers at Washington University at St. Louis suggests that industrial exposure to welding fumes may be associated with the early onset of Parkinson’s disease. Welding rods, electrodes and wire contain numerous substances...

Silicosis

by Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers | Oct 13, 2017 | Workplace Injury / Workers' Compensation

Silicosis is the chronic scarring disease of the lungs produced by the prolonged and extensive exposure to free crystalline silica dust. When workers inhale crystalline silica (dust), the lung tissue reacts by developing fibrotic nodules and scarring around the...

Defense Base Act Claims

by Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers | Oct 13, 2017 | Workplace Injury / Workers' Compensation

If you are injured while working as a civilian for a company supporting the U.S. Department of Defense in Iraq, Kuwait or anywhere overseas, you may be entitled to receive Federal workers’ compensation benefits under the Defense Base Act (42 U.S. Code §...

Fair Labor Standards Act and State Wage-Hour Laws

by Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers | Oct 13, 2017 | Workplace Injury / Workers' Compensation

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides for, among other labor-related provisions, overtime pay. In addition, many states including New Jersey and Florida have wage – hour laws requiring employers to compensate employees for all time worked,...