by EC_Admin | Mar 15, 2023 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, one of the more confusing aspects of Florida WC is the handling of permanent impairment benefits under 440.15(3). Here are a few issues that come up: Two plus two equals what? When a claimant has multiple injuries you may get a rating for...
by EC_Admin | Mar 8, 2023 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, I am often asked questions about accidents that occur while an employee is on a business trip/traveling for work. The statute itself does seem to be strict on compensability, but the caselaw has taken a much broader approach. 440.092(4) TRAVELING...
by EC_Admin | Feb 15, 2023 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, we often use the terms “accident” and “injury” interchangeably. In the Florida WC statute, these are treated very differently, and the burdens of proof are vastly different. Thinking about them as separate things will help you determine whether...
by EC_Admin | Feb 7, 2023 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, Sometimes a doctor’s narrative medical records are not clear as to their opinion on whether the accident is the Major Contributing Cause of the need for treatment. While yes, we may have the DWC-25 form completed by the doctor’s office…I am not always...
by EC_Admin | Feb 1, 2023 | Eraclides Gazette
Authors: Hunter Trubatch- Miami, Jennifer Swan- Orlando, Jordan Goldring- Georgia, Emily White- Tennessee Editors: Jacob Berry- Georgia and Victoria Olson- Georgia Employer Earnings Reports/DWC-19s: Useful Tips and Tricks to Keep Claimants Honest By: Hunter Trubatch |...
