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• Long Wait Times Still a Problem in Social Security Disability Cases
  Sep 15, 2020
  It is always frustrating for our clients to hear about the long wait time applicants have for getting a final decision about disability from Social ...
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• Stay Safe During the Pandemic by Using Injured Worker Pharmacy
  Jul 13, 2020
  Heading to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription after being hurt in a work accident is not easy if your injuries are severe enough to keep you in ...
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• First DCA Clarifies Carrier’s Responsibility When One-Time Change is Requested by Injured Worker
  Jun 3, 2020
  The 1st DCA recently decided a case ( Bartow v. Flores , No. 1D18-1927, 5/29/20 published) involving the procedure for what a work comp carrier is ...
  Posted By Kimberly J. Syfrett
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• Chief Financial Officer of Florida Orders Processing of COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Claims
  Apr 14, 2020
  Jimmy Patronis, the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida, has stated that the Division of Risk Management must provide workers’ ...
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• What is Injured Workers Pharmacy?
  Mar 17, 2020
  Injured Workers’ Pharmacy (IWP) is a company that delivers medication to the victims of on-the-job accidents. People who require drugs to treat their ...
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• Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund for Family of Injured Workers
  Feb 21, 2020
  Scholarship Opportunity Available for Injured Workers and Family Members A Florida charitable organization known as Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund, ...
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• FDA Issues New Warnings About Gabapentin & Breathing Problems
  Jan 3, 2020
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning that two drugs commonly prescribed to injured workers and those with painful ...
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• Florida Workers' Comp Maximum Weekly Benefit Level Goes Up to $971
  Jan 1, 2020
  The maximum weekly disability benefit for injured workers in Florida will go up by $31 next year, based on an increase in the state's average weekly ...
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