by EC_Admin | Aug 16, 2023 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, How do you handle a claimant who refuses or is fired from light duty, if the light duty offered did not pay 80% of their AWW? For example, the employer can only offer 20 hours a week light duty, and the carrier is paying some TPD based on the 80%/80%...
by EC_Admin | Aug 3, 2023 | Eraclides Gazette
“Taking It Easy: Things to Consider When Offering a Light Duty Position” By: Marilyn Linares and Elias Jreji | Jacksonville, FL Not every employer can offer light duty or even modified duty. There are companies, such as ReEmployAbility, which offer return-to-work...
by EC_Admin | Aug 1, 2023 | Legal Updates
Georgia Case Law Update Georgia- New Case Law on Panels The Georgia Court of Appeals issued a decision regarding the location of the Panel in LILIENTHAL v. JLK, INC. et al. A23A0290. A copy is below. At issue here is whether the Employer placed the...
by EC_Admin | Jul 24, 2023 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, We are still in a bit of no man’s land on definitive answers regarding the use of Medical Marijuana and the intoxication defense in Florida. (The 1st DCA has upheld the law that WC does not need to pay for Medical Marijuana.) I have heard the...
by EC_Admin | Jul 11, 2023 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, In the 2015 Jennings v. Habana case (link below), the 1st DCA established that prevailing party costs are separate and distinct from claimant’s attorney fees. The DCA opined that if the Employer/Carrier provides any benefits after a Petition for...
