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Greetings, and happy New Year!  Some fun PTD reminders to calendar for the upcoming year: For dates of accident after 10/1/2003, PTD benefits end at age 75 (for almost every claimant unless the accident prevented them from working enough to qualify for Social...

Greetings and happy holidays!   I just want to say thank you to all of you for the referrals this past year, and I look forward to working with you in 2025.  Keep ‘em coming! Florida has released the max comp rate for 2025: “Accordingly, the maximum...

Greetings, DOAH, the entity that manages Florida’s WC litigation, has released its 2023-2024 annual report (which spans from July 1, 2023- June 30, 2024).   It is a great overview of the FL WC system.   Some key stats that paint a picture of the...

Greetings, Tis the season…for WC injuries at Employer holiday events.   Compensable?  It depends. (This same analysis applies to all events throughout the year, not just holiday parties.) For an injury to be compensable from a recreational/social...

Greetings, and hope everyone had a nice break.  This is just a reminder to thoroughly scan anything that was received from the claimant or their attorney for a 1-time change request.  The deadline to respond to anything received on last Wednesday is today...

Greetings, The end of November is sneaking up on us again, and this is a reminder to be on our toes for 1-time change shenanigans over the Thanksgiving break. Based on multiple 1st DCA decisions interpreting the 1-time change section of the FL WC statute...

Greetings, last week the amendment to the Florida Constitution to allow for recreational marijuana use in the state did not pass.  I have had several questions about what that means for us in the WC world. If the caselaw below holds, that a valid medical...