by Leslie Walsh | Sep 18, 2025 | News
Happy Wednesday! I CAN’T be the only one who has had a claimant/opposing counsel try to argue the Claimant never used their one-time Change of Physician… don’t let it happen with the tip below. ONE-time Change of Physician means ONE! JOHN’S GEORGIA TIP OF THE WEEK:...
by Leslie Walsh | Sep 16, 2025 | News
(Join me on 10/8 for our new monthly live 30 min webinar, Tips of the Month, and on 10/9 for our open house CEU in Maitland check out the flyers attached and you can register at EG@eraclides.com) Greetings, by special request, this week’s Tip is on the Aggressor...
by Leslie Walsh | Sep 10, 2025 | News
Here’s a tip for a scenario we see quite often in Georgia. JOHN’S GEORGIA TIP OF THE WEEK: Can A Claimant Receiving Workers’ Compensation Benefits Refuse a Suitable Light Duty Job Offer Because They Do Not Want to Work a Different Shift? Generally, NO! O.C.G.A. §...
by Leslie Walsh | Sep 8, 2025 | News
Greetings, last week the 1st DCA issued a favorable opinion for Employer/Carriers in Murphy v. Polk Co. Bd. Of Commissioners (attached), although I do not think it goes as far as we would like. Since the Longley case in 2012, a claimant’s attorney could dismiss a...
by Leslie Walsh | Sep 2, 2025 | News
Happy Tuesday! JOHN’S GEORGIA TIP OF THE WEEK: How Do I Calculate the Claimant’s Average Weekly Wage? The Average Weekly Wage (AWW) is the Claimant’s average gross earnings during the 13 weeks immediately preceding the date of accident. If the Claimant did not work...
