Florida Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

The latest news about workers compensation in Florida.

• Governor Signs Law Requiring Medical Records for Compensability
  May 16, 2022
  Florida municipalities will need to keep medical records of retired law enforcement officers, correctional officers and firefighters on file after they leave their jobs to determine workers’ compensation eligibility for…
• DWC Brings Back Proposed Changes to 'Broken Arm' Poster
  May 10, 2022
  The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is once again proposing changes to rules that require carriers to provide employers with a compensation notice that is commonly referred to as the…
• Court Overturns Finding of Compensability for Tetraplegic Worker's Car Accident
  May 9, 2022
  A Florida appellate court overturned a finding of compensability for a worker left with incomplete tetraplegia from injuries in a car accident while carpooling with a colleague. Dewayne Holmes suffered injuries…
• Worker Gets Fee Award for Successful Effort to Increase AWW
  May 6, 2022
  A Florida appellate court overturned the denial of an award of fees to an injured worker whose attorney had successfully secured an increase in his average weekly wage. Case: Guerrera v. Becton…
• Man Sentenced to 21 Months for Premium Fraud Conviction
  May 4, 2022
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that George Garcia was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit wire…
• Court Clarifies Traveling Employee Exception to Going and Coming Rule
  May 2, 2022
  A person must be in a “compensation status of some sort” to be considered a traveling employee and exempt from the preclusion on claims for injuries incurred while traveling to…
• Reported COVID Comp Claims Hit Low in March
  April 26, 2022
  The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation on Monday reported the lowest number of workers' compensation COVID-19 claims since the start of the pandemic. In March, the state received data on 72…
• Three-Member Panel Reviewing MRA Methodologies
  April 19, 2022
  Florida’s Three-Member Panel will consider during an April 27 meeting adopting methodologies for maximum reimbursement allowances. Panel members will discuss maximum payments for inpatient and outpatient services, ambulatory surgical centers and…
• Split Court Denies Interlocutory Review of Rejected Defense
  April 15, 2022
  A Florida appellate court denied interlocutory review of an employer’s appeal of an order rejecting its argument that its workers' compensation immunity can protect it from a circuit court lawsuit facially…
• Pharmacy Executives Charged in Kickback Scheme
  April 13, 2022
  Federal prosecutors in Florida announced that two pharmacy executives were charged with conspiracy to solicit kickbacks and with receiving kickbacks as part of an in-office drug dispensing program. The U.S. Attorney’s…

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