Syfrett, Dykes & Furr Blog

• Workers' Comp and Medical Marijuana - New Maine Supreme Court Ruling Has Injured Workers Paying for their Own Pain Relief
  Jun 18, 2018
  The Maine Supreme Court handed down a ruling this past week telling an injured worker he could not be reimbursed the cost of his medical marijuana ...
  Posted By Kimberly J. Syfrett
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• How Does My Work Comp Benefits Affect My Social Security Disability?
  Jun 4, 2018
  For injured workers that qualify for both workers’ compensation payments and Social Security disability, there is a reduction that is made in benefits ...
  Posted By Kimberly J. Syfrett
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• Workers' Comp Rates Going Down...Again
  May 7, 2018
  Contrary to claims that attorney fees paid to lawyers for injured workers are driving up workers’ compensation rates, Florida businesses are in line ...
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• New Medicare Numbers and Cards for All Beneficiaries
  Apr 16, 2018
  The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 requires the Center for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) to remove Social ...
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• Opioids & Workers Comp
  Apr 9, 2018
  Every day there is a discussion in the news about the “opioid crisis” going on in the United States. What is an “opioid crisis” and why is this such a ...
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• Tracking Medications
  Mar 28, 2018
  I’m often amazed at the number of prescription medications many of us are on. Keeping track of the drug names, what the drug is supposed to do, side ...
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• Employer Fraud in Florida Workers' Comp Continues to Be the Most Costly Fraud for Florida
  Jan 17, 2018
  Each January, the Division of Workers’ Compensation and the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services’ Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud ...
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• Why Do I Still Need Uninsured Motorist Coverage When I Have Health Insurance?
  Jan 9, 2018
  Though this may seem like a complex question, it is actually quite a common one. Our Panama City personal injury attorneys of Syfrett, Dykes & Furr ...
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