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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // “Reasonable Person” Standard in Florida Workers’ Compensation Notice Cases

Florida’s workers’ compensation system has two distinct time bars for filing petitions to seek benefits. Most people are at least vaguely aware of one of the concepts, known as the statute of limitations (SOL). Florida’s workers’ compensation SOL is enunciated in section 440.19, Florida Statutes. The other time bar is laid out in Florida…

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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Issues

Individuals receiving Florida workers’ compensation benefits for serious medical conditions must give deep thought and consideration to the role of Medicare in their future medical plans. This is especially so for those who are eligible or soon to be eligible for Medicare. Because workers’ compensation has primary responsibility [for covering medical care associated with work-related injuries] versus Medicare’s secondary…

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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Gaining Control of Medical Through One-Time Change Procedures (Florida Workers’ Compensation)

Nothing is more important to a workers’ compensation claimant than being under the care of a fair-minded doctor. Unfortunately, realizing this fundamental right under Florida’s workers’ compensation system can be elusive. This is because Florida law offers employers/workers’ compensation insurance companies (E/C) the opportunity to select all of the injured worker’s treating doctors, 440.13,…

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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Social Security Disability Offset After Florida Workers’ Compensation Settlement

This previous blog — Florida Workers’ Compensation Permanent Total Disability (PTD) and the Social Security Disability (SSD) Offset — explains how workers’ compensation benefits and Social Security Disability benefits can offset each other. Today’s blog explains what happens when the workers’ compensation case settles. Federal law (42 U.S.C sec. 424a) and…

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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Authority to Settle Minor’s Personal Injury Case (Florida)

It is not uncommon for minor children to be living with only one of their parents or neither. Since minors do not have the capacity to make various legal decisions, the question often arises as to who, in the above scenarios, does have that authority. Custody law can be contentious and complicated. While it is beyond the scope of…

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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Tampa Bay Times — Florida Workers’ Compensation Editorial

The following editorial was published on January 16, 2018, in the Tampa Bay Times newspaper. It is fair and balanced. ***************************** Editorial: Balancing the playing field for workers’ compensation For the longest time, injured workers in Florida were basically at the mercy of the whims of employers to treat them…

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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. // Florida Workers’ Compensation 440.15(4)(e) Termination for Misconduct Law Not Well Understood

Section 440.15(4)(e) of the Florida Statutes provides as follows: “If the employee is terminated from postinjury employment based on the employee’s misconduct, temporary partial disability benefits are not payable as provided for in this section.” Simple enough, right? Not necessarily. For starters, 440.15(4)(e) is qualified by section 440.02(18), which provides in…

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