Time to Reform Workers’ Comp

Time to Reform Workers’ Comp

It’s no secret to lawmakers, business owners and workers that Florida’s workers’ compensation system is in need of reform. With the recent unnecessary rate hike in premiums, the state’s economy will suffer, along with the looming potential for job loss. Recent...
IWP’s New Retail Access Program

IWP’s New Retail Access Program

IWP is a national pharmacy service working as an advocate for injured workers.  They take the financial burden out of the prescription process by shipping medications directly to patients and collecting payment from insurance companies. In an effort to improve...
Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Meeting of 12/13/2016

Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Meeting of 12/13/2016

The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee held an introductory meeting December 13, 2016 at 10:00a.m. in Tallahassee, Florida.  The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the committee members, discuss the role of the committee and to provide a broad...
FWA Welcomes NEUROInternational as a Platinum Sponsor!

FWA Welcomes NEUROInternational as a Platinum Sponsor!

Please help us welcome NEUROInternational as our new Platinum Sponsor.  NEUROInternational offers a variety of services for injured workers with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and head injuries.  Specifically, NEUROInternational can assist your clients...
Prevailing Party Costs; Case Update

Prevailing Party Costs; Case Update

PREVAILING PARTY COSTS: Does E/C’s Timely Response To PFB Negate Injured Worker’s Prevailing Party Status? Jennings v. Habana Health Care, ___ So.3d ___, 41 FLW D17 (Fla. 1st DCA 12-28-15) In December last year, the Court offered practitioners clarification as to when...