by EC_Admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, As you can imagine with the surge in Covid cases due to the Delta variant, I am seeing a big increase in the number of questions I am getting about Covid compensability situations. My colleague Wes Heim in our Tampa office is preparing an article...
by EC_Admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, Over the last week I have received several questions about compensability of accidents in parking lots and being off the clock. First issue that needs to be sorted out is whether the parking lot is considered the employer’s premises. Under the Premises...
by EC_Admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, On June 30, the 1st DCA ruled on whether an Employer/Carrier has to authorize a “referral for Medical Marijuana” in Jones v. Grace Healthcare (1D19-1684), case attached. The DCA found the E/C did not have to authorize the referral: “Under Florida law,...
by EC_Admin | Jun 30, 2021 | News, Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, The 1st DCA issued a troubling decision regarding 1-time changes in St. Lucie Public Schools v. Alexander (case attached). In this case, the E/C timely responded to the 1-time change request, but because there was a 16-day gap in following up on an...
by EC_Admin | Jun 17, 2021 | News
Eraclides Gelman Hall Indek Goodman Waters & Traverso recognizes the significance of June 19, 1865, commonly referred to as Juneteenth, a historical date in American history. Juneteenth is many times referred to as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and...
