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Greetings, last week the 1st DCA issued a ruling regarding the 120-day rule and the necessity of sending the “120-day letter” in the link below is the case of Churchill v. DBI Services (1D21-3199). The “initial provision of compensation or benefits” starts a Carrier’s...

Greetings, Although the Florida Legislative session ended May 5th, HB 487 was signed into law at the end of last week (5/25/23).  There are two parts of the bill that deal directly with Florida Workers’ Compensation, but no drastic changes. Expert Medical Advisor...

Greetings, In the last week I received a few questions about how far is too far for a claimant to travel for medical treatment.  A big thank you to Ryan Knight of our Miami office for helping with the caselaw below on this one.  (if you need anything in...

Greetings,  good surveillance can be an effective tool in defending a WC claim in Florida.   The decision on how, when and where to use it effectively can be tricky. The three primary objectives in utilizing surveillance are: Pursuing a 440.105...

Greetings,  everyone makes mistakes, but they are always fixable (well almost always). Occasionally I will have an adjuster reach out to me thinking that had previously assigned defense with a mediation set for that day.   And without fail, our firm...

Greetings,  I just had a very interesting question this morning regarding reporting of claims and when the E/C needs to send the initial packet/brochure to the claimant. If an Employer files a “report only” or “First-Aid” only claim to the Carrier, does the...

Greetings, Many things we deal with in Florida WC have tight deadlines.  For example, we have 30 days to respond to a Request to Produce, 7 days to pay an order, 14 days to issue a settlement check, 3 days to respond to a request for medical treatment from an...

Greetings, one of the more confusing aspects of Florida WC is the handling of permanent impairment benefits under 440.15(3).  Here are a few issues that come up: Two plus two equals what?   When a claimant has multiple injuries you may get a rating for...

Greetings, I am often asked questions about accidents that occur while an employee is on a business trip/traveling for work.  The statute itself does seem to be strict on compensability, but the caselaw has taken a much broader approach. 440.092(4) TRAVELING...