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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Past President Profile; Ray Malca
In this segment of our Past President Profile, we were able to speak with Ramon Malca, a founding member of FWA and the chairman for 1997, regarding his background and leadership of FWA. You can read his responses below. How did you first get into Workers’ Comp? I got into workers comp when I cold […]
Worker’s Compensation Doctors Requiring Waivers and Releases
Workers’ compensation in Florida provides two categories of benefits: indemnity and medical. Within the medical category, injured workers are governed by the limitations set forth in Florida Statute chapter 440. When you get injured on the job, you have already given up your right to sue your employer in circuit court for simple negligence. Generally, […]
Profile of Judge William M. Wieland, Father of FWA Board Member Glen Wieland
Judge William M. Wieland Judge Bill, as he was commonly known, was originally appointed to serve as a worker’s compensation Deputy Commissioner in 1970. On February 3, 1993, he died of a heart condition and was in the office about to start a hearing when he suffered his last and fatal heart attack. The “Judge” […]
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