David Langham is the Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims for the Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims at the Division of Administrative Hearings. He has been involved in workers’ compensation for over 25 years as an attorney, an adjudicator, and administrator. He has delivered hundreds of professional lectures, published numerous articles on workers’ compensation in a variety of publications, and is a frequent blogger on Florida Workers’ Compensation Adjudication. David is a founding director of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary and the Professional Mediation Institute, and is involved in the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) and the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC). He is a vocal advocate of leveraging technology and modernizing the dispute resolution processes of workers’ compensation.
Are we following the science, or not? While we all (I think) appreciate the many scientific minds that brought us a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in less than a year, see, Future's so Bright (February 2021), ...
Read More I struggle for words periodically. The old memory is . . ., well . . , you know . . .
Let's just say I struggle for words. I landed in this instance on "contemptuous" - "manifesting, feeling, or ...
Read More It may be that they are from the government and that they are here to help. Hard to accept that, but read on.
Back in 1969 Robert Redford and Paul Newman starred in an American western ...
Read More
This blog has periodically reflected on technology and how it is changing the world around us. See Chatbot Wins (June 2016), Artificial Intelligence Surveillance (August 2020), Nero ...
Read More Most state bar rules focus attention on the concept of candor towards the tribunal. It is a concept included in the rules of ethics, which are studied extensively in preparation for law school graduation and ...
Read More I periodically get a question about "what does this have to do with comp?" The posts here are sometimes specific but sometimes general. I understand that there are those who struggle to see how individual's ...
Read More
There is a lawsuit brewing in Florida regarding a new law passed last spring. This, like so much in our society seems to be dividing us. The law is a reaction, in part, to demonstrations in the summer of ...
Read More In the Halcion days of my youth, there was an entertaining television distraction, the "re-run." While we enjoyed the new and modern on our three broadcast networks, there were also opportunities for ...
Read More There are insurance companies that will potentially offer you a lower rate if you agree to their persistent, if not constant, monitoring. According to Pew Research, there is no consensus as to the ...
Read More
