Jacksonville Workers' Compensation Lawyer The Florida Workers? Compensation Act was established to help injured and/or ill employees and their families overcome the financial issues that result from work-related injuries and illnesses that occur within the state of Florida, outside the coverage of any type of federal coverage. If you are injured as a result of a work-related incident, or if you develop a condition or disease as a result of the type of work you do, your employer?s workers? compensation coverage may entitle you to medical, partial wage replacement and possibly permanent damage benefits.