Monthly Archives: February 2024
What to Expect in a Workers’ Compensation Matter
Above all, job injury victims should expect a fight, especially over damages (amount of lost wages and medical bills). Insurance companies earn almost $1.5 trillion a year. They’re determined to hold onto as much of this money as they can. They’re willing to invest some of it, mostly in legal fees, to accomplish that… Read More »
How Medical Bill Payment Works in Job Injury Cases
Insurance companies, including workers’ compensation insurance companies, pay medical bills according to a pre-negotiated fee schedule. If workers’ compensation covered a reasonably necessary expense, the provider must accept payment per the fee schedule from the workers’ compensation insurance company. Frequently, to collect more money, the provider claims the expense wasn’t covered or wasn’t reasonably… Read More »
Freak Workplace Injury Hospitalizes Firefighter
A North Collier Fire Rescue District was rushed into surgery after she was struck by a fire hydrant while working to control a house fire. According to officials, NCF Firefighter Susana Webb was severely injured while laying out the fire hose to attach it to the fire hydrant. The fire district spokesperson said the… Read More »
Five Common Workers’ Compensation Defenses
Typically, workers’ compensation claims are no-fault matters. If an illness or injury is work-related, full benefits are available, even if the victim was partially at fault, or entirely at fault, for that injury. However, over the years, Florida judges and lawmakers have watered down the no-fault rule. Today, a handful of defenses are available… Read More »
Determining Lost Wages in a Florida Workers’ Compensation Matter
The lost wage replacement rule appears straightforward. Victims with temporary job-related disabilities are entitled to two-thirds of their average weekly wage until their doctors clear them to return to work. The method for determining the AWW is less straightforward. Most insurance companies add the last ten “net pay” lines for the last ten weeks… Read More »
