Florida Collects a Great Deal of Child Support

• 10/28/14
• Judge David Langham

Another illustration of the cost-effectiveness of the Florida OJCC is the volume of child support arrearages collected through the Judges' efforts. The Judges of Compensation Claims are statutorily ...
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CMS Withdraws Rulemaking on MSP and Future Medicals

• 10/16/14
• Heather Schwartz Sanderson

I had previously posted an article regarding CMS working on a proposed rulemaking regarding Medicare Secondary Payer requirements and future medicals and that CMS had indicated that it was ...
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Why is there a waiting period for workers' compensation?

• 10/15/14
• Terry Bogyo

Many workers' compensation jurisdictions have a “waiting period” for workers' compensation.  This is a form of “deductible” whereby the worker absorbs the initial ...
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Is it becoming easier or more difficult to accommodate persons with disabilities?

• 10/07/14
• Terry Bogyo

I  recently spoke to the  Healthcare Professionals Conference hosted by WorkSafeBC.   My presentation outlined the dramatic demographic factors that are changing –and will continue ...
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Interesting Lawsuit in Tampa about a California Comp Claim

• 09/18/14
• Judge David Langham

ABC News affiliate WFTS is reporting that Brad Culpepper, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer has been sued by an insurance company claiming "fraud and deceit." According to NFL.com he played for two seasons ...
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What is an employer "duty"?

• 09/15/14
• Terry Bogyo

Duty.  It's a word we don't use that often in the context of workers' compensation and occupational health and safety.  When we do use it, we tend to gloss over it and may miss its ...
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After Reimbursing Conditional Payment Amount to Medicare, Workers’ Compensation Carrier Still Held Liable Under MSP Private Cause of Action

• 09/11/14
• Heather Schwartz Sanderson

A recent case out of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Estate of McDonald v. Indemnity Insurance Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121902 (September 2, 2014), has set a new ...
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A Motion for Rehearing in Florida Workers' Advocates v. State of Florida

• 08/29/14
• Judge David Langham

This week finds me off of my regular Monday/Wednesday schedule again. Whether you call it "Padgett," or "that 11th Circuit case," you are all talking about Judge Cueto's August 13, 2014 determination that ...
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How does health, safety and workers' comp measure up in China?

• 08/17/14
• Terry Bogyo

The digital display registered 431 km/hour. The Shanghai landscape flashed by the window of the worlds' only Magnetic Levitation (Mag Lev)commuter train. Safe, fast, economical—the MagLev is ...
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