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
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” […]
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
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 […]
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