What percentage of earnings should be replaced by temporary disability benefits?

• 12/01/14
• Terry Bogyo

Workers' compensation levels for temporary disability are of critical importance to workers and their families.  Any discussions I've read recently are around “benefit adequacy” of ...
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Florida: Who Represents this Party?

• 11/25/14
• Judge David Langham

There seems to be a great confusion about representation in Florida workers' compensation cases. Fortunately, not a great deal of attorneys are confused, but the few confused attorneys are causing a great ...
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The Data is Corrected, Florida Defense Fees Decreasing

• 11/13/14
• Judge David Langham

Defense attorney fees decreased in 2013-14. The OJCC Annual Report will be published later this month and will have more detail on the recent history of defense fees. The OJCC captures data on claimant's ...
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Who insures short-duration work-injury caused absences?

• 11/07/14
• Terry Bogyo

Most people would say, “work-related injuries that result in workers losing time and earnings are covered by workers' compensation”.  In most Canadian provinces, that statement would be ...
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Now We Know Where Florida's Padgett will next be Decided

• 10/28/14
• Judge David Langham

There has been a fair amount of attention to the Florida Eleventh Circuit case which is shorthand referenced as  "Padgett," which is Florida Workers Advocates v. Florida. As described in the ...
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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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