WC News & 440 Report Fall 2019
Attached is the latest edition of the News & 440 Report.
2019 Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Forum Course Books Available for Purchase!
Course books are available for sale. Supplies are limited. There will be no reprints, so do not delay your order!
Purchase Price: $89.95/each (includes shipping & handling) FedEx can not deliver to a Post Office Box address. Please supply a physical address for delivery. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
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Congratulations Judge Neal P. Pitts, JCC Orlando District on being inducted into the College of Workers Compensation Lawyers as a fellow in the 2019 class
2019 Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Forum
April 11-12, 2019
Omni Orlando Resort @ChampionsGate
Join The Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar and the Association of Workers’ Compensation Claims Professionals (WCCP)
Our two day program is delivered across two educational tracks centered around the Florida Bar’s traditional Certification Review Course and attended by members of the Florida Bar, board certified workers’ compensation adjusters seeking to earn or maintain their advanced board certification, and other members of Florida’s workers’ compensation claims community.
Arrive early for a welcome cocktail in David’s Club on Wednesday evening at 7:00p.m. On Thursday, following Oral Arguments with the First DCA, our Law Firm Sponsors invite you to join them for a cocktail reception, allowing the opportunity to network with an elite group of Workers’ Compensation legal and claims professionals from technicians to decision-makers.
New for 2019: Oral Arguments with the First DCA!
- Lecture Program
- Including the First DCA Arguments click here
- Registration Form
- click here for form, OR online registration
- Hotel Accommodations
- Deadline March 13th, click here
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THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’
NEW COURT RULE AMENDMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS
By: Todd J. Sanders, Esq.
The arrival of the New Year just celebrated brought a number of changes to the rules of judicial administration and appellate procedure that significantly impact appellate practice, with some of particular interest to workers’ compensation practitioners who find themselves in the appellate arena. The amendments (effective at 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2019) that will have the most immediate effect concern the timing of events in the appellate process, and this article will address those changes as well as other noteworthy amendments. The article is not meant to be an exhaustive review of all amendments to the rules; rather, it is limited to those substantive amendments that are likely to affect lawyers tasked with pursuing a workers’ compensation appeal.
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