Andrew Steven Neuwelt Workers Compensation Law Blog

We received a call from a client who was in desperate need for a low back MRI.  The injured worker had slipped and fell at work and was sent to a workers' compensation doctor two months prior to speaking with us. He advised us that the doctor recommended an MRI as the worker may have damaged some disks in his low back. The nurse case manager was present at the doctor's appointment and took the prescription for the MRI advising the injured worker she would set it up right away. While... Read More

Gov. Rick Scott reappointed seven workers' compensation
judges recently stating that, "The proper administration of our worker's
compensation system depends upon judges who apply the law as written and who
approach each case with impartiality and diligence. These seven judges have
upheld these standards during their prior terms, and I am confident that
justice will be well served by their reappointments." 

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If you are injured at work in Florida, your Employer is
required to report the injury to their insurance company and send you to a medical provider. Technically, this is the
employer's doctor, though the insurance company has either directed them to
send their injured employees to a specific facility, or the employer knows form
past experiences that is where injured... Read More

This shouldn't be a complicated answer, but it is. Long
story short, the state of Florida has laws that control who you, as an injured
worker, can see for medical treatment. Not only are there laws for whom you can
treat, but there are laws for doctors and whom they can treat.

While the legalities of the matter can be tedious and a little mind numbing,
the ultimate fact is that you, an injured worker, are... Read More

When an injured worker wants to settle their claim we take
the time to explain in detail what benefits are available under the law, how
the law affects the value of the case, what we think their case may be worth
and what the workers' compensation insurance company may offer. After providing
our opinions, we sometimes hear that the client has sought, or been given,
advice from friends, family or non-workers' compensation attorneys who feel Read More

The only thing worse that suffering an injury is to
experience pain in a previously healthy body part through no injury or
accident. This occurs all the time in our practice and we typically get reports
of uninjured knees, hips, back or other body parts showing signs of pain
following an injury to a completely different area. These new injuries are
typically caused by overuse or strain on the uninjured area as a result of
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We are often asked by frustrated clients if they can
schedule their own medical appointments. They often question why their workers'
compensation medical appointments are set in the middle of the work day. They
are upset, and rightfully so, as neither their employer nor their employer's
workers' compensation carrier is obligated to pay for the missed time. As a
result, they are forced to lose wages or use their sick or personal time and
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The reasons to request a new doctor vary; some clients feel
they are made to wait for hours in an office only to spend five minutes with
their doctor, other clients feel as though no matter what they say their doctor
is not interested in their complaints and still other clients feel their
doctors are just plain rude.

Though these are all valid reasons to not want to return to a doctor, Florida's
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Many times the answer is yes. 



You do not have to have a specific accident date to have a workers' compensation
claim in Florida. Many of the work place injuries that I handle are suffered by
workers who do not trip, fall, get hit or suffer a sudden blunt force trauma. 



Many of my clients suffer from a repetitive... Read More

Many times the answer is yes. 



You do not have to have a specific accident date to have a workers' compensation
claim in Florida. Many of the work place injuries that I handle are suffered by
workers who do not trip, fall, get hit or suffer a sudden blunt force trauma. 



Many of my clients suffer from a repetitive... Read More