Case File In a matter of first impression a Florida appellate court found that Florida statutes' governing procedures for workers' compensation mediation and hearings precluded a challenge to the admissibility of expert medical advisor opinions […]

Admissibility of Expert Medical Adviser (EMA) Opinions in Workers' Compensation Proceedings On September 3, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal of Florida, in Sedgwick Claims Management Services v. Thompson, considered for the first time whether […]

Case File Following a workers' compensation injury, questions arose about what functions were and weren't essential to a truck driver's job. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. Case Hardin […]

25 for 25 in '25 Once upon a time, a paramedic misrepresented a workplace injury, but did that mean he can never receive workers' compensation benefits for any future injury? Simply Research subscribers have access […]

25 for 25 in '25 While a third petition for benefits following two voluntarily dismissed PFBs would ordinarily cause a claim to run into a res judicata wall, an arguably different injury might be enough […]

📘 Legal Framework Topic Details Governing Law Florida Statutes Chapter 440 1 Administrative Rules Florida Administrative Code Division 69L 1 Recent Legislative Updates SB 362: 50% increase in physician reimbursement; HB 1069: new exceptions for […]

What Do You Think? Florida's heart-lung statute creates a rebuttable presumption that heart disease is an accident that arose from employment for certain first responders, including law enforcement officers. A recent case involving a prison guard […]

TAMPA, Fla., August 8, 2025– Kids’ Chance of Florida, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities to the children of Florida workers who have been seriously or fatally injured on the job, proudly […]