Wieland, Hilado & DeLattre Attorneys at Law

On this Mother’s Day, let us remember those mothers who gave of themselves spending thousands of unpaid hours caring for their children. Mother’s help to mold and give direction to their children to become productive citizens in the community. So take a moment and quietly remember those mothers and say thanks to your mother.

When your employer says that they wont call and report your injury to the insurance, you should call the Employee Assistance Office at 1-800-342-1741 and ask them to help you. They will report the acccident to the right insurance company and will help you get your claim started. Your employer may not want to report it thinking that the insurance premiums may go up or your superviser may lose a bonus. Your health is too important to let them get away with it and they will deny that you ever reported it and you may lose your case, so don’t wait to call the State or call us for help. Wieland, Hilado & DeLattre. 407-841-7699 All Consultations Are FREE.

Officer Izzy Hernandez revived a child from a near drowning today. He is a true hero and we are proud to represent him and his family. It is our privilege to represent such fine people. God Bless him and the child he saved.

http://m.cbs12.com/news/drowning-4739488-rescue-jupiter.html

With all the pools, lakes and places to swim in Florida, it is vitally important for our children to know how to swim. If your child doesn’t know how to swim, there are many places that will teach them how to swim. They can be taught as early as one year old. One of the best swim schools is Miss Kennie’s Swim School. MissKennieSwimSchool.com. Keep our children safe.

It is hard to believe that the Florida Legislature passed a bill allowing insurance companies to collect “EXCESS PROFITS”. The Senate failed to take up the House bill but the Senate in a sneaky attached the language to another insurance bill on the last day of the legislative session and now allows insurance companies to collect “EXCESS PROFITS”. Insurance lobbyists were able to convince our Legislators that it would a good idea for Insurance Companies to collect “Excess Profits”. Really, this did happen and it is not just a dream. With a tough economy and consumers and employers trying to pay their bills while gas prices and expenses are going up, Insurance Companies and the Florida House and Senate had to sneak this legislation into law. Leadership of the Senate knew that HB 4169 would not have passed unless it was attached to another bill. Who thinks that it is a good idea to let insurance companies to collect Excess Profits and then increase premiums to businesses?
The law requiring insurance companies to return to its policy holders “EXCESS PROFITS” has been in effect for over 32 years and has worked to save Florida businesses millions of dollars. Insurance companies were ordered to return over $200 million since the 2003 reforms. They did not do it voluntarily, they were ordered to do return these monies to Florida businesses. Now businesses will pay higher premiums because our Legislature has approved insurance companies to collect Excess Profits with no oversight or consumer protection. All businesses should ask, Why didn’t the Chamber of Commerce protect businesses from this bad bill?