Monthly Archives: September 2025
WI Backs Off SSDI/Workers’ Comp Offset Plan
In a case we’ve been watching closely, on September 19, Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development backed off its controversial plan to offset SSDI and workers’ compensation benefits. During the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, DWD asserted in a proposal that disability payment recipients who applied for unemployment insurance were probably “double-dipping” and committing “fraud.”… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation Double-Billing in Florida
The average job injury-related medical bill in Florida exceeds $40,000. Most group health plans exclude injury-related costs, and most families can’t afford to pay these bills out of pocket. Workers’ compensation usually covers medical expenses, and workers’ compensation medical bill double-billing threatens this important benefit. Injured workers are entitled to other benefits as well,… Read More »
What’s the Average Car Crash Settlement in Florida?
Most car crash settlements include gag orders or nondisclosure agreements. So, no one can determine, with any degree of accuracy, the average car crash settlement amount. However, we do know that the average economic car crash losses, mostly property damage and medical bills, is over $100,000. This figure is the starting point for the… Read More »
Orange County Job Injury Sparks Federal Lawsuit
Court documents allege that a renovation worker at an Orlando hotel was seriously injured by a defective scissor lift. These same documents state that the victim’s injury occurred in May 2023, as he installed new televisions and speakers at the hotel’s pool. He had just finished the work using a rented “scissor lift that… Read More »
Back to School Disabilities in Florida
Every school year, children learn more, at least theoretically. Every school year, children get sicker. That’s a fact. All serious illnesses are disabling, at least to an extent. These conditions prevent children and adults from enjoying life to the fullest. Some school-related illnesses qualify for Social Security Disability. More on that below. A Tampa… Read More »
