Workers' Compensation

Listed below is McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A.'s workers' compensation case law database. The database dates back until 1971 and includes over 5500 workers' compensation court decisions.

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Willette v. Air Products

22 FLW D2092

Section 440.20(6)(1995) awards penalties if compensation is not paid within 7 days of the date in which such compensation becomes due. This provision imposes a penalty for late payment of compensation due because of wage loss occurring after January 1, 1994 even where the industrial accident occurred before January 1 of 1994. Under this section, the period for determining if benefits are timely paid for penalty purposes begins when appropriate forms are received by the employer/carrier. There is no additional 5 day period allowed for mailing purposes. To the extent that Section 440.20(6), Florida Statutes, (1995) conflicts with Florida Administrative Rule 38-F-3.019 which would allow for the payment of benefits within 14 days of the receipt of the wage loss claim, the statute controls.