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Case Review: Mohammed Bouayad v. Normandy Insurance Co

Case Review: Mohammed Bouayad v. Normandy Insurance Co

by admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Workers' Compensation

Mohammed Bouayad v. Normandy Insurance Co is currently under review by the Florida Supreme Court. The case has the potential to reshape how workplace injuries are defined and compensated in Florida. At the heart of the matter is a tragic shooting and a legal debate...
The Measurable Edge: FWA Members Outperform Across Florida’s Workers’ Comp Cases – What the 2023-2024 Data Reveals About Settlements, Fees, and Judicial Trends

The Measurable Edge: FWA Members Outperform Across Florida’s Workers’ Comp Cases – What the 2023-2024 Data Reveals About Settlements, Fees, and Judicial Trends

by admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Workers' Compensation

By Josh Pettingill, MBA, MS, MSCC Executive Summary In 2024, FWA members secured an average of $9,349 more per settlement than non-members – and earned $2,922 more in attorney fees per case. This analysis of 46,440 resolved Florida workers’ compensation...
Financial Planning After Settlement:  How Attorneys Can Protect Clients  from Outliving Their Awards

Financial Planning After Settlement: How Attorneys Can Protect Clients from Outliving Their Awards

by admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Workers' Compensation

Presented by your Florida Ringler Consultants: William Mathews, Jeffrey Klugerman, Scott Hoover   Workers’ compensation attorneys fight hard to secure settlements that reflect the severity of their clients’ injuries and long-term needs. But too often, a...
Nurse Case Managers and the Best Interest of Injured Workers

Nurse Case Managers and the Best Interest of Injured Workers

by admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Workers' Compensation

The legislative intent of Florida’s work comp system is to be a self-executing system wherein the shared goal would be helping the injured worker recover from on-the-job injuries at a reasonable cost to the employer. In practice, however, there are often at least two...
Avoiding Costly Mistakes in Workers’ Compensation Settlements: What Plaintiff Attorneys Must Know About Medicare Set-Asides in 2025

Avoiding Costly Mistakes in Workers’ Compensation Settlements: What Plaintiff Attorneys Must Know About Medicare Set-Asides in 2025

by admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Workers' Compensation

The workers’ compensation bar has grown increasingly familiar with Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs), but 2026 has proven to be a defining year. With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially ending its review of zero-dollar MSAs as of July 17, 2025,...
Florida Workers’ Compensation: 2025 Legislative Session Recap

Florida Workers’ Compensation: 2025 Legislative Session Recap

by admin | Aug 7, 2025 | Workers' Compensation

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...
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Florida Workers’ Advocates

Florida Workers’ Advocates (FWA) is an organization of civil justice attorneys representing injured workers in Florida.Our member attorneys are dedicated to protecting the rights of injured workers. FWA serves as the primary advocate on a range of issues affecting injured workers and their families.

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FWA is exclusively comprised of claimant attorneys who have committed their financial and intellectual resources toward one objective; promoting a workers’ compensation system that fairly provides financial and medical benefits to the workers of Florida. Click here or Call the FWA Office for more information at 850.544.7982 and become a member today.

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P.O. Box 1734
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850.544.7982
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