Our Mission
The purpose of the FWA is to protect and defend the workforce of Florida and particularly the rights of Florida‘s injured workers by providing a medium for cooperation and continuing education among lawyers representing the interests of injured and disabled workers and other persons interested in promoting injured workers and providing fair and just treatment to those workers who suffer workplace injuries and those who are dependent upon them.
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Florida Workers’ Compensation: 2025 Legislative Session Recap
The 2025 legislative session in Florida was far from ordinary. Lawmakers reconvened for a special session, which concluded on June 15, 2025, to address unresolved issues from the regular session. No significant workers’ compensation reforms were enacted...
Reversionary Clauses: How to Fight Back and Maximize Settlement Value
By B. Josh Pettingill, MBA, MS, MSCC Reversionary clauses are a go-to tactic for insurance carriers in workers' compensation settlements involving Medicare Set Asides (MSAs). Once limited to catastrophic cases, they're now pushed in nearly every settlement. Most...
Unlocking More from a Workers’ Comp Settlement: The Power of a Second Structured Annuity
When a life-altering workplace injury leaves your client unable to work, navigating the complexities of a workers' compensation settlement becomes paramount. For James, a married man with a back injury from a work site accident, the resolution of his case was not just...