On December 28, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of medical providers on the application of the deductible.  In a unanimous 7-0 decision, the Supreme Court resolved the conflict among the district courts of appeal.

             Yes.  Subcontractors are, by statute, considered to be the employee of the general contractor.  This means that the general contractor provides the workers compensation coverage for the subcontractors on a job site.  A subcontractor can of course provide its own coverage as well. 

With the temperatures up north dropping to blistering cold quickly, and the temperatures in Florida dropping to the beautiful highs of mid 70’s and lows of mid 60’s, you may have noticed those out of state tags on cars carrying or seasonal visitors from the north, otherwise lovingly referred to as snow birds, arriving on […]

Currently before the Florida Supreme Court is the case of Progressive Select Insurance Company vs. Florida Hospital Medical Center, Etc., Case Number: SC18-278.  At issue in this case is how the deductible is to be applied in paying PIP claims.   Insurance companies allege that it is proper to reduce the amount billed to the […]

Worker’s compensation is an item where many people need assistance or an advocate. You may not notice what is going on with your case before it is too late, but you can still have an advocate or attorney step in for you. When the attorney takes over your case, they are going to follow procedure […]

A recent case came out, Jarvis McKiver v. Windhaven Insurance Company, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 320a (13th Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, June 7, 2018), in which the Court granted summary judgment in favor of the insured on the issue of material misrepresentation. In finding for the insured, the Court held that […]

By Claiming It Is Massage Medical providers who perform and bill for manual therapy (CPT code 97140) are having insurance companies deny the CPT code, alleging that it was actually massage therapy (CPT code 97124). The CPT Codebook definitions of manual & massage therapy are as follows: 97140 manual therapy: The CPT Codebook considers manual […]

Can I Still Receive My Benefits? The short answer to the above question is yes.  An injured worker is entitled to benefits regardless of whether or not she is still working for the employer.  With some caveats.  If an employee is injured on the job, files a claim, and the insurance carrier starts providing medical […]

The Social Security Administration has recently enacted a new rule that requires all evidence be submitted 5 days before the court hearing. The new rule is called the Five Day rule.  The rule states that if you do not submit evidence 5 days prior to your court date, the judge does not have to consider […]

On June 3, 2018, Associate Attorney, Shakayle Grant and Legal Assistant, Benjy Delian had the pleasure of attending Scholar’s Career Coaching 4th Annual Scholarship Award Ceremony & Luncheon.