Workers' Compensation

At Telan, Meltz, Wallace & Eide, P.A., our attorneys are dedicated to protecting employers’ interests in workers’ compensation issues. As this was an early focus of our firm, we have built a reputation as a prompt, efficient, and aggressive defender of claims for carriers and employers at both the trial and appellate levels. With our focus and dedication to this area of practice, our attorneys are able to expediently resolve claims and inform clients as to the often revised statutory provisions and case law.
Over the years we have had the privilege of representing numerous local, regional, and national employers and carriers as well as governmental entities. Our services include dual reporting of significant events and dates, detailed case-specific exposure analysis, and direct communication with corporate-level personnel. We are also adept at providing on-site inspections and investigations, and we offer after-hours availability.

Our involvement in the healthcare field is a unique feature of Telan, Meltz, Wallace & Eide, P.A., giving our attorneys a depth of understanding on complicated medical-legal issues arising under Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Law. We are intimately familiar with healthcare providers and treatment modalities available to injured workers, and the legal implications presented from injury, treatment, and recovery.

Our experience in workers’ compensation law includes, but is not limited to, the defense of the following issues and disputes:

  • Compensability
  • Causation
  • Death claims
  • Equitable distribution/subrogation
  • Idiopathic incidents
  • Managed care
  • Occupational exposure