Today’s question and response are by the accident lawyer from Boca Raton (injury lawyer Palm Beach, accident attorney Boynton Beach, injury attorney Lake Park, accident lawyer Greenacres, injury attorney Lake Worth, accident lawyer Wellington).
Generally, in Florida, Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage pays for 80 percent of medical expenses and 60 percent of wages. First, it must be determined who the proper PIP insurer is for the subject accident. Then you must submit certain proof of wages. Generally, you must submit a wage verification form from your employer. This will show what you earned for the last 13 week plus it will advise what days you have missed from work since the accident. Second, you need a disability note from your treating physician. The disability note basically states that you missed work due to the accident. Once these are submitted, you should receive 60 percent of the proven lost wages.
Of course, as to the remaining 40 percent, you could recover that as part of a settlement or jury verdict against the at fault vehicle, if someone else is at fault.
You may also recover lost wages against your sick or vacation time at work or pursuant to any short or long term disability insurance that you may have through work or otherwise.
If you have been in an accident, please call Drucker Law Offices at 561-483-9199 (Boca Raton/principal Main office) or 954-755-2120 (Coral Springs satellite office) or 561-265-1976 (boynton Beach satellite office) or 561-686-7070 (West Palm Beach satellite office) or 305-981-1561 (Miami satellite office).
It is important to note that every case is unique and should be judged based on the specific facts of the case. The advice in this blog is intended to be general in nature and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case, as a minor difference in the facts of the case could change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other states or even another country could vary from Florida.
