by EC_Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, lately I have received a few questions about impairment benefits (AKA permanent impairment benefits, IB’s or PIB’s). When are they due? Per 440.15(3)(a) they first payment is due 14 (calendar) days after the carrier has knowledge of the rating. So the...
by EC_Admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Eraclides Gazette
By: Trisha Holland Lindsay, Associate, Georgia On September 1, 2019, the Georgia State Board’s revised 2019 Board Rules went into effect. The new Rules include a new process allowing Employers and Insurers to request a Teleconference to compel the Claimant to...
by EC_Admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Eraclides Gazette
By: Zachary Kunz, Associate, Georgia In Georgia, we know that employees who are hurt during a “regularly scheduled break” are generally not compensable. Wilkie v. Travelers Ins. Co., 124 Ga. App. 714 (1971). The so called “Lunch Break Defense” applies even if...
by EC_Admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Eraclides Gazette
By: Betsy Campo, Partner, Gainesville The date was October, 1991. After the first few stressful weeks of my third year of law school, I was looking forward to the annual “Come Dressed as Your Favorite Tort Case or Television Character” Halloween party hosted...
by EC_Admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Eraclides Gazette
By: James Colquitt, Associate, Orlando A common source of confusion is entitlement to TPD benefits after a claimant is terminated. It is no surprise that this is a frequently litigated issue. With regards to the burden to establish a causal connection between a...
