Recent Posts in the Workers' Comp Info Category

• Florida Workers' Comp Brochure Requirement
  Jun 10, 2021
  It has been a longstanding requirement for injured workers in Florida to receive an informational brochure outlining in plain and clear language their ...
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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 ...
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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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• Is OSHA Doing Its Job to Protect Workers?
  Sep 27, 2018
  Past studies of U.S. employers have shown on-the-job injuries are significantly under reported by almost one half. Why is this important? The ...
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• Expanded Work Comp Coverage for Florida First Responders
  Sep 20, 2018
  A new law will take effect October 1, 2018 that expands workers’ compensation benefits for firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, law enforcement officers ...
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