WORKERS’ COMP FRAUD IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS – AT LEAST NOT MOST OF THE TIME
Contrary to what most people believe, workers’ compensation fraud is more that just an employee exaggerating his medical condition or working for cash while supposedly disabled. While these things do occur and are likely what we all think of when we hear “work comp fraud,” employer fraud (such as underreporting their payrolls to receive lower […]
Prevailing Party Costs; Case Update
PREVAILING PARTY COSTS: Does E/C’s Timely Response To PFB Negate Injured Worker’s Prevailing Party Status? Jennings v. Habana Health Care, ___ So.3d ___, 41 FLW D17 (Fla. 1st DCA 12-28-15) In December last year, the Court offered practitioners clarification as to when an injured worker can become a prevailing party for the purpose of taxing […]
Governor Scott Appoints Five New Judges of Compensation Claims
FWA is pleased to welcome and congratulate the following individuals on their appointments as the newest Judges of Compensation Claims by Governor Scott. Frank Clark has been a key member of the All Injuries Law Firm in Port Charlotte for 8 years. Judge Clark received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South […]
The Alphabet Soup of Public Benefits
The Alphabet Soup of Public Benefits Guest blog from our sponsor Synergy Settlement Services. The original blog can be found here. By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC Attorneys and clients alike get very confused about which governmental benefits are involved in a case as a result of the accident related disability. The acronyms […]
Florida Justice Association to Honor Three FWA Members on September 29th
FJA TO HONOR THREE FWA MEMBERS FOR THEIR RELENTLESS COMMITMENT, PERSEVERENCE AND FORTITUTE IN SEEKING JUSTICE We are proud to announce that Richard Chait, Mark Touby, and Richard Sicking will be honored by the Florida Justice Association as the recipients of the Jon E. Krupnick Award. The Jon E. Krupnick award recognizes and honors a […]
FWA Attendance and Testimony at OIR Rate Hearing
The Office of Insurance Regulation heard testimony on the 19.6% workers’ compensation rate increase yesterday. President Touby led a delegation that testified, including Chris Smith, Richard Chait and Rick Morales. Links to the video archive of the hearing can be found below. Part 1 Part 2 Additionally, Florida Politics published a story with quotes and […]
FWA Welcomes New Board Members
On June 3, 2016, elections were held in Orlando, Florida for seven At-Large seats on the FWA Board of Directors. FWA is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to the Board of Directors. The following FWA members were chosen by the general membership to serve on the Board of Directors: Lance Avera […]
Understanding Maximum Medical Improvement as applied to Injured Workers
Why does workers compensation have to be so confusing? Injured workers hear terms like “maximum medical improvement” or “MMI” and often have no idea what this really means in terms of their benefits, ability to return to work, or access to ongoing medical treatment. In a Florida workers compensation case, an injured worker receives medical treatment […]
Lunch and Learn Seminar on March 23
One of our sponsors, Specialty Allocations, is putting on a lunch and learn webinar on March 23, 2016 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The webinar will provide information on how to calculate future medicals to assess a client’s case. Joining in the live presentation will be our members Glen Weiland and Adam Littman. Specialty […]
Focus on Safety for 2016
The Miami Herald sent a year’s end email out: As the year draws to a close, we would like to give thanks to our loyal readers, subscribers and advertisers. By supporting our dedicated journalists, you make so many things possible: JUSTICE for the students of Florida for-profit colleges. A year-long investigation by Miami Herald reporter […]
Workers’ Compensation Series by ProPublica
A new story was published December 11, 2015 by staff writer Michael Grabell on ProPublica. The story details the measures taken by Tyson Foods over the last 25 years to take the lead in changes in state workers’ compensation systems. The article is extremely detailed, and provides in depth analysis of Tyson’s actions in different […]
Gerry Rosenthal Receives WILG Lifetime Achievement Award
Gerry Rosenthal recently achieved another “high water mark” in his legal career. On October 2, 2015, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG) during their national meeting in Chicago. The black tie affair was attended by over 230 people with an appearance by Congresswoman Tammy […]