by Leslie Walsh | Jul 7, 2025 | News
Greetings, One of the more common questions I get is does the E/C owe Temporary Partial Benefits after a claimant is terminated from employment. The answer is..it depends on why they were fired. (In most cases, if the Employer was not accommodating...
by Leslie Walsh | Jun 30, 2025 | News
Greetings, last week the 1st DCA issued a brief ruling regarding claimant attorney fees paid by the Employer/Carrier in Fox v. Sarasota Co. School Bd., 1D2023-3093 (Fla 1st DCA 2025). https://1dca.flcourts.gov/content/download/2453836/opinion/Opinion_2023-3093.pdf In...
by Leslie Walsh | Jun 23, 2025 | News
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Alma Tongen, surviving spouse of Alexander Tongen v. Cemex Construction Materials of Florida, LLC and Gallagher...
by Leslie Walsh | Jun 16, 2025 | News
Greetings, the most common question I am asked is usually about compensability of idiopathic claims. The claimant was just walking down the hallway and fell, the claimant fainted, etc…. To determine whether the claim is compensable, we have to answer 2...
by Leslie Walsh | Jun 9, 2025 | News
Greetings, by special request, this week’s Tip is on overpayments and how they can be recouped. There are many reasons why a claimant could potentially be overpaid: correction of the AWW, the claimant returned to work and the adjuster was not immediately aware,...
