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Our Board and members spend hundreds of hours annually collaborating through various meetings, emails, and regular conference calls addressing a multitude of issues impacting injured workers in Florida.

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Our members have compiled 101 answers to frequently asked questions in Florida workers’ compensation cases.

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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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How Florida’s New Opioid Bill is Impacting Injured Workers

How Florida’s New Opioid Bill is Impacting Injured Workers

By Danielle Jaffee Director of Legal & Government Affairs, Injured Workers Pharmacy Injured Workers Pharmacy (IWP) is a specialized workers’ compensation home delivery pharmacy that helps injured workers access their prescription medications without delays, denials, or out-of-pocket costs. To learn more about IWP, visit their website at www.IWPharmacy.com. The opioid epidemic is no stranger to […]

Hey Nineteen: Reporting Earnings and the Dreaded DWC-19

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

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 […]

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