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.
Our Latest News
Hey Nineteen: Reporting Earnings and the Dreaded DWC-19
By John F. Sharpless I don’t think Steely Dan was contemplating the DWC-19s when they wrote “Hey Nineteen” and crooned about how the Cuervo gold and fine Columbian make tonight a wonderful thing! But we all have come to know and love the Employee Earnings Reports (hereinafter “DWC-19”s) which are sent to our clients in […]
Past President Profile – Brian Sganga
In this segment of our Past President Profile, we were able to speak with Brian Sganga regarding his background and leadership of FWA. You can read his responses below. How did you first get into Workers’ Comp? I struck out on my own in a small town and looked for an area of law that […]
Medicare Lien Surprise: Don’t Ever Rely on a Conditional Payment Letter
Blog reposted from our Sponsor Synergy Settlement Services. The original blog can be viewed here. An intriguing case, Mayo v NYU Langone Med. Ctr., just came out of the Supreme Court of New York, reminding the trial bar that when resolving a conditional payment for a Medicare beneficiary only the “Final Demand” letter is final. Reliance upon […]
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