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Greetings, “Lately” I have had few cases dealing with the untimely reporting of claims.  With a few exceptions (see the statute below), a claimant has 30 days to report the accident to the employer or be barred from filing a claim.  A few things that have...

Greetings, idiopathic claims remain some of the most difficult claims to navigate.  Lately I have had a few questions on what and when we are responsible in an idiopathic claim in FL.   The 1st DCA did issue a good case back in February, Silberberg,...

Greetings, earlier this week we did a live CEU for a client (boy is it good to get out and see everyone again), and I thought it would be a good refresher to cover how to handle Hospital bills listed on a PFB. One of the problems we often face is the hospital bill...

Greetings, Lately I have had a few cases where the claimant sought treatment on their own outside of the WC system, so I thought it would be a good reminder of how that is handled in the Florida WC system. If a claimant has surgery on their own or treats with a...

Greetings, my Tip of the Week last week touched on the 120-day rule and I got some good follow up questions, and requests for more detail about the 14 days, 120 days and Major Contributing Cause.  So I will attempt to lay it out without getting too far down...

Greetings,  I just presented a Florida CEU this morning and thought this would be a good refresher for everyone. Not responding to a PFB is the same as denying the requested benefits EXCEPT in two key circumstances: The Statute of Limitation has expired. ...

Greetings,  The news these days seems filled with doom and gloom about inflation leading to a looming recession.  The question then is what will be the impact on WC claims.   Looking back at the last major recession, which was officially from...