Practice area · Workers' Compensation

Details

How the tools fit a workers' compensation matter, the documents involved and the rules they draft around.

Process

A matter in motion

1

The first call

The Website Intake Assistant talks to a worker at any hour, collects their name and contact details, and saves the injury date and what happened as an Inquiry.

2

The rules

Ask the AI Law Assistant about the notice period, the petition period and the doctor-change rule, with its sources. Matter Management keeps the dates you enter.

3

The letters and petitions

The Document Drafter writes the client letters, the demand and the petition checklist from the facts you give. Save a petition deadline and the draft is written a few days ahead.

4

The follow-through

Reply to the carrier or its adjuster with the Email Assistant. Each draft is saved for review and nothing is sent without you.

Documents

The documents a workers' compensation firm uses

These are real Document Drafter types. Lengths are for the document itself, and about 450 words fill a page.

Demand Letter

A demand to the carrier for benefits or a settlement, with the facts, the medical history and the benefits claimed. Standard length runs about 1,200 to 2,000 words. Every plan.

Settlement Letter

Proposes, counters or confirms a settlement of a workers' compensation claim, with the terms and an acceptance deadline. Standard length runs about 700 to 1,200 words. Every plan.

Client Letter

Plain-English steps for the worker, such as an independent medical exam, a doctor visit or a notice to the employer. Standard length runs about 400 to 700 words. Every plan.

Retainer Agreement

The engagement for a claim, with the fee terms the Florida workers' compensation statute allows. Standard length runs about 1,600 to 2,600 words. Every plan.

Discovery Request

Requests for the carrier's claim file, the medical records and the employer's incident report. Standard length runs about 1,300 to 2,300 words. Professional and Enterprise.

Checklist

A working checklist for a claim, such as the medical records, wage statements and the incident report. Standard length runs about 300 to 600 words. Professional and Enterprise.

Rules

Workers' compensation rules come from Florida's chapter 440

Florida workers' compensation is governed by chapter 440 of the Florida Statutes. The table lists the rules the tools draft around, with the section each one comes from. Payments made on a claim can change when the petition period runs, so the attorney checks the payment record.

MatterWhere the rule comes fromWhat the tool does
Notice of injury to the employerFla. Stat. § 440.185(1)Drafts the reminder to report the injury within 30 days. The attorney checks the date the worker reported it
Petition for benefitsFla. Stat. § 440.19Gives the two-year period from the date of injury, and explains that payments can change when it runs
Change of authorized doctorFla. Stat. § 440.13Explains the rule on who may treat the worker at the carrier's expense, including the one-time change. The attorney confirms the current procedure

Confirm the current rule and the Judge of Compensation Claims' practice before you rely on it. The statute is amended from time to time.

Limits

The limits

It does not read medical records for you

There is no dedicated medical-records tool. Check any summary against the records, and the doctor's restrictions against the claim.

It does not value a claim

It does not estimate benefits, impairment ratings or a settlement amount. It drafts around the figures you give it.

It does not file with the court

Nothing is filed with the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims or sent to a carrier. Every petition and letter is a draft for an attorney to review.

It does not choose a doctor

It explains the rules on authorized doctors. Which doctor treats the worker is a medical and legal decision for the attorney and the client.