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Greetings,  I certainly hope everyone made it through both Helene and Milton safely.  Enough already with the hurricanes. I have been getting a lot of questions about the impact of the storms on certain benefits, so I thought I would share.  Of...

Greetings, by special request, this Tip is about employee/employer relationship as it relates to1099 employees/Independent contractors.   In general, the FL WC law favors finding these individuals are employees and are covered under Workers Comp unless...

Greetings,   Effective 1/1/25, 105 days from now, the Florida WC fee schedule for surgeries and physician visits is increasing fairly significantly.   Surgeries will cost 50% more and doctor’s visits will cost 60% more (see below). Now may be...

Greetings, After a claimant has reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), they can continue to treat in Florida until or unless one of a few things happens: The authorized doctor states the accident does not remain the major contributing cause (MCC) of the need...

Greetings, A common phrase when discussing claims that appear to be caused by the claimant’s own less than well thought out action is “stupidity is not a defense.”   However, on occasion, “stupidity” can cost the claimant money.  Under the Florida WC...

Greetings, Our firm has been recognized by the largest WC TPA as having one the best file duration rates in the country.  Today, they asked me to speak to their entire defense attorney panel about what our firm does differently to achieve those results. (And...