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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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OIR Orders Slightly Larger Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Decrease for 2018

OIR Orders Slightly Larger Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Decrease for 2018

The following press release was put out by the OIR, and can be viewed here. Office Orders Slightly Larger Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Decrease for 2018 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 ​TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier issued an Order​ late yesterday notifying the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that its 2018 rate filing has been […]

Ametros is Now Offering a Full Benefits Advisory Team

Ametros is Now Offering a Full Benefits Advisory Team

Press Release by FWA Sponsor Ametros WILMINGTON, Mass— Ametros now has a full-service benefits advisory team for settlements, cases, and members involving preservation of federal, state and local benefits. Ametros can help injured parties, beneficiaries, family members, and advisors understand how to preserve their government benefits when in receipt of settlement funds, and understand how […]

Past President Profile; Glen Wieland

Past President Profile; Glen Wieland

In this segment of our Past President Profiles, we were able to speak with Glen Wieland, a founding member of FWA and the chairman for 1995 and 2004. In talking with Glen, he provided us with information about his father, Judge William Wieland. We decided to break this profile down into 2 parts. The information […]

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