Florida Work Comp News

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

The latest news about workers compensation in Florida.

• Contractor Arrested in Alleged $365,000 Premium Fraud Scheme
  August 3, 2021
  The Florida Department of Financial Services announced that the owner of a carpentry contracting firm was arrested for allegedly concealing payroll in order to avoid paying at least $365,000 in…
• Bar Association Hosting Comp Webinar
  August 2, 2021
  The Orange County Bar Association is holding its second annual workers’ compensation webinar on Florida’s workers’ compensation law in August. Sean McCormack, a partner at claimants’ firm Colling, Gilbert, Wright and…
• Worker Shouldn't Have Been Denied Benefits for Psych Injury After MMI
  July 30, 2021
  A Florida appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been denied temporary indemnity benefits for a mental injury even though more than six months had elapsed since she reached…
• COVID Claims Fall Again in June
  July 28, 2021
  The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that 298 COVID-19 indemnity claims were filed in June, a drop of more than 60% compared to the 749 claims filed in May. The…
• DWC Holding Aug. 26 Hearing on Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual
  July 26, 2021
  The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a hearing Aug. 26 on proposed changes to the Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual. The manual contains the updated lists of…
• DWC to Adopt Final Utilization and Reimbursement Dispute Rules
  July 23, 2021
  The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the final adopted versions of its utilization and reimbursement dispute rules will take effect Aug. 2. A copy of the rules, which address…
• Third Coast Underwriters Names Senior Business Development Consultant
  July 21, 2021
  Workers’ compensation carriers Third Coast Underwriters announced the hiring of Dennis Kline as senior business development consultant in Florida. Dennis Kline Kline has 25 years of insurance experience, most recently as…
• DWC Proposes Revisions to Fraud Notice Rules
  July 14, 2021
  The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a workshop on Aug. 3 to hear comments about proposed rules relating to fraud notices. All employers in Florida are required to post a…
• Man Gets 18 Months for Payroll Tax, Comp Fraud Conviction
  July 8, 2021
  A man convicted for his involvement in a construction industry payroll fraud scheme that evaded millions of dollars in workers’ compensation premiums was sentenced to 18 months in prison, federal…
• Worker's Receipt of Unemployment Benefits Does Not Result in 'Offset' of TPD
  July 6, 2021
  A Florida appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s receipt of unemployment benefits does not result in an “offset” of his temporary partial disability benefits. Case: N. Hannoush Jewelers Inc. v.

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