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An individual is eligible for disability benefits through the date of full retirement age.[1] For most people approaching retirement age, that is about 67. You can check your full retirement age at the SSA website here. That same individual would be eligible to elect...
Fraud in Workers’ Compensation cases can come in many forms: A misrepresentation about how the injury occurred (on vs off the job), or a person working “off the books” and failing to report earnings while receiving temporary partial disability benefits. However, in my...
There are many volunteer opportunities that are very physical in nature. From building houses to delivering meals, people often give their time and physical efforts towards noble causes. As with any activity, volunteering can subject a person to injury. Florida...
We have previously discussed the importance of accurately calculating the average weekly wage in a Florida workers’ compensation case. As the average weekly wage determines the compensation rate paid for lost wages and impairment income benefits, making sure...
When an agreement is reached between an injured worker and the employer/carrier to settle a Florida workers’ compensation claim, formal documents will have to be submitted to the judge setting forth the amount of the settlement, the attorney’s fees, and any child...
The Social Security Administration announced there will be a 0.3 Percent SS Cost of Living Adjustment for 2017. There are more than 60 million persons receiving Social Security payments in one form or another: retirement, disability, SSI, etc. All recipients will be...
Temporary Partial Disability and Termination for Misconduct in Florida Workers’ Compensation Cases Generally, when an injured worker is under restrictions from an authorized doctor and the injury-related restrictions result in earning less than 80% of his/her average...
Lunch Time Accidents | Florida Workers’ Compensation As a general rule, for an on the job injury to be covered under the Florida workers’ compensation act, it must (1) occur in the course and scope of employment and (2) “arise out of” the employment. One interesting...
Injuries that occur on the job are always unfortunate. I think we can all agree the most unfortunate situation is the worker who suffers an injury with fatal consequences. It happens with some frequency here in Florida. For example, I did a quick search for “worker...
Concurrent employment is something that comes up quite frequently in Florida workers’ compensation cases. As people have to work two jobs in order to make ends meet, this creates an unfortunate situation when an injury on one job prevents the injured worker from...