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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Analyzing the Department of Labor’s Final Rule Through the Lens of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Laws
Earlier this year, the Department of Labor issued a final rule that went into effect on March 11, 2024, and it has left many attorneys handling labor and employment cases wondering how this rule will affect their practice area. More specifically, how this final rule...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA): Avoiding Malpractice Traps Part Three – Is There a Right to Subrogation or Reimbursement Because Your Client is Getting Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Now that you know there is an issue you can’t ignore, you have to determine if the disability and/or group health carrier or plan has a legal right to reimbursement or subrogation and, if so, how that impacts the case. The starting point is the ERISA plan and not the...
Weighing Your Options: Structuring Medicare Set-Aside Allocations
William Mathews III (wmathews@ringlerassociates.com - (813) 431-7533) Scott Hoover (shoover@ringlerassociates.com - (407) 478-6622) Jeffrey Klugerman (jklugerman@ringlerassociates.com - (954) 349-2033) It is not often that you can utilize a valuable tool at no cost...
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