Key Cases Under Fla. Stat. § 440.42(4), when there is any controversy as to which of two or more carriers is liable for the discharge of the obligations and duties of one or more employers […]

Case File A firefighter’s heart-rhythm disorders qualified as “heart disease” under Florida’s heart-lung statute, the Florida First District Court of Appeal held. This entitled the firefighter to the statute’s presumption that the injuries arose out […]

Key Cases In most states, when compensation for disability or remedial treatment is furnished by the employer and then is terminated, the limitation period on claims for additional compensation begins to run, the statute specifies, […]

Key Cases Under Florida Statutes Sec. 440.13(1)(k), "medically necessary" or "medical necessity" is defined as any medical service or medical supply which is used to identify or treat an illness or injury, is appropriate to […]

Compliance Corner Across the states, whether or not mental injuries "count" for workers' compensation purposes varies, but that's where a reference tool like Simply Research can help sort out what each state says. Here are […]

Compliance Corner If you're in Florida and need an expert medical adviser, would you know for whom to look and what that person could do once you found her? Thanks to Simply Research, you can, […]

Key Cases Under Florida Statutes Section 440.192, an employee may, for any benefit that is "ripe, due, and owing," file with the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims a petition for benefits which meets […]

Key Cases For those lucky enough to be in attendance at oral arguments before Florida's 1st District Court of Appeals as part of WCI, the Barrett v. Manatee County Sheriff's Office case touched on the […]