The Florida legislature changed the attorney fee provisions of 440.34. Florida workers compensation attorneys, like Nancy Cavey, were paid attorneys fees by the workers compensation carrier if they successfully obtained workers’ compensation benefits. There are two ways the fees were calculated.

Many businesses are required to pay some of their employees overtime, but they do not. There are many ways for businesses to avoid doing this as I have learned this personally.

On May 8, 2008 The First District Court of Appeal clarified its decision in Butler v. Jacksonville. Mr. Butler was a fire-figher who had hypertension which caused peripheral vascular disease (PVD). The First District held that Butler was entitled to presumption that his PVD as caused by his occupation as a firefighter. The Court also found Mr. Butler was permanently totally disabled as a result of the PVD. His hypertension was not per se disabling.

Mr. Talpesh has a First Responder pre-employment physical that indicated he had “high blood pressure” but because the pre-employment physical did not reveal heart disease, firefighterTalpesh was entitled to the presumption that his heart disease was caused by his occupation as a firefighter!

If you are thinking about diivorce, I would recommend you visit Alabama Family Lawyer Mike Sherman’s blog http://www.alabamafamilylawblog.com/.

I would like to introduce you to the Phoenix, Arizona, husband and wife attorney team of Mark and Aleixs Breyer. Mark and Alexsi have represented people injured in Arizona since 1996. This leading Phoenix personal injury team are personally involved in every case, and are compassionate and caring people whose team work is great!

In February 2010, the Social Security Administration will begin sharing health infomration electronically with the Veterans Administration.

May is Disability Awareness Month. Short and Long Term Disability benefits play a role in helping protect employees from financial disaster. However, employees should understand the elements of Short or Long Term Disability benefits before they agree to payroll deduction. Every Short or Long Term Disability policy holder needs to research the policy being offered

In 2003, one of the most significant changes to the workers’ compensations statute, allows employer/carrier’s to file a claim for costs if the employer/carrier prevails in a workers’ compensation claim. In Orange County vs. Nue, (45 Florida Law Weekly d1431 (June 25, 2010)) fire fighter Nue was sued by Orange County Fire and Rescue asking