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Greetings, Once again, as we prepare to gather with family and friends to celebrate the season, we must be on our toes for 1-time change shenanigans over Thanksgiving. As we are all aware, based on multiple 1st DCA decisions interpreting the 1-time change section...

Greetings,  thought it would be a good day to reflect on the things that scare me most these days in handling a FL WC claim: Missing a 1-time change:   Unfortunately, the DCA has allowed this provision of the statute to really be a matter of...

Greetings,   Under the current state of the Florida law, a claimant can request an advance of up to $2,000 in their claim, even if the claim has been denied, and regardless of whether or not the E/C will be able to recoup it.  (There is a 2nd layer of...

Greetings, I get quite a few compensability questions about accidents that occur on breaks/lunch breaks.   Per the caselaw there is a difference between a regular “15 minute” type break and a lunch break.   The issue of whether it is a paid or...

Greetings, What do you do when a claimant moves away from a light duty job and the Employer does not have any light duty work in the geographic area of the claimant’s new residence? At first glance, it feels like that is a voluntary limitation of income, and you...

Greetings, The world of claimant attorney fees can be somewhat confusing, so I thought I would go over the types of fees under the law.  There are attorney fees that are paid by the Employer/Carrier, and those that are paid by the claimant to their attorney...

Greetings, How do you handle a claimant who refuses or is fired from light duty,  if the light duty offered did not pay 80% of their AWW? For example, the employer can only offer 20 hours a week light duty, and the carrier is paying some TPD based on the...