Hotel And Hospitality Worker Injuries: 5 Things To Know
The hotel and hospitality industry employs workers in many different types of jobs, from customer-facing roles to jobs as housekeepers who clean and ready hotel rooms after guests stay and before new guests arrive. What kinds of accidents are most common among hotel and hospitality workers, and why do they tend to happen? And can a hotel worker seek compensation through the Florida workers’ compensation system? Our South Florida workers’ compensation attorneys have five things you should know about hotel and hospitality worker injuries in South Florida.
- Many Different Types of Workers Do Jobs at Hotels and Can Be Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Hotels employ people in a wide variety of positions, and any of those employees can sustain injuries on the job. Under Florida workers’ compensation law, as long as a hotel employee is in fact an employee and not an independent contractor, that worker can be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits whether they work at the front desk, in the kitchen, doing maintenance, or cleaning guest rooms.
- Injuries Take Many Different Forms in Hospitality Work and Most or All May Be Compensable
Injuries in the hotel industry can take so many different forms, and it is important to know that most or all of them may be compensable as long as they occurred in the court of the worker’s employment. Examples of common hospitality work injuries include but are not limited to the following:
- Slips and falls;
- Burn injuries;
- Musculoskeletal injuries;
- Repetitive motion injuries; and
- Occupational diseases.
- Part-Time Hotel Workers Can Be Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Florida
Many hotel workers are hired on a part-time basis, and it is essential to know that part-time workers are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits in Florida when they get hurt on the job. If you are a part-time employee at a hotel, you should never worry that your injuries will not be compensable because you do not work on a full-time basis.
- Seasonal Workers at Hotels Can Seek Workers’ Compensation Benefits After an Injury
The hospitality industry in Florida is seasonal. Accordingly, many hotel employees are also seasonal workers, and it is critical to know that seasonal employees who work for six months of the year or fewer are also eligible for workers’ compensation benefits under Florida law when they get hurt on the job.
- Our West Palm Beach Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Can Help
From the initial process of filing an application for benefits to appealing a denial of benefits, an experienced attorney at our firm can help you from start to finish of your workers’ compensation claim.
Contact a West Palm Beach Workers’ Compensation Attorney
If you got hurt while working at a hotel or in the hospitality industry in South Florida, an experienced workers’ compensation attorney in West Palm Beach is here to help you. Our firm has years of experience representing injured employees in workers’ compensation cases, and we can speak with you today about your options for obtaining benefits. Contact the Law Offices of David M. Benenfeld, P.A. to learn more.
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leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0440/0440ContentsIndex.html
