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Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Annual FL WC stats
Greetings, DOAH (Division of Administrative Hearings) just published their annual report, and it is a great study of where WC is today in Florida. Below is a link to the report, but do not hit print unless you have a spare ream of paper just laying around, it is...
Briefly Speaking- 2023 Tennessee Case Law Update
By Ben Norris | Tennessee Associate Lindsay v. State Industries, LLC, et al. (January 19, 2023) Appellate Court: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Issue: Employee’s Lack of Medical ProofSummary: Despite his lack of medical proof to refute the opinions of two...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- 2024 Max Comp Rate and other year end reminders
Greetings, a few year-end news, notes and reminders: The State of Florida has released the Max Comp rate for 2024: “The maximum weekly compensation rate for work-related injuries and illnesses occurring on or after January 1, 2024 shall be $1,260.”...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Accidents at Employer Holiday events
Greetings, Tis the season…for WC injuries at Employer holiday events. Compensable? It depends. (This same analysis applies to all events throughout the year, not just holiday parties.) For an injury to be compensable from a recreational/social...
Briefly Speaking November 2023 Editor: Felicia Wymer Authors: Libby Nelson & Travis Coleman
Dorothy and Merlanda Altesse Guardians of Employee Yolande Altesse v. Ventura Services/Golden Glades Opco LLC/Liberty Insurance Company and Benchmark Administrators JCC Weiss: Ft. Myers...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Thanksgiving 1-time change games
Greetings, Once again, as we prepare to gather with family and friends to celebrate the season, we must be on our toes for 1-time change shenanigans over Thanksgiving. As we are all aware, based on multiple 1st DCA decisions interpreting the 1-time change section...
EG Gazette- November 2023
Articles: Fights, Drugs and Alcohol – By: Chance Cuellar – Atlanta, GA Remote Work Injuries in Tennessee: Compensable or Nah? – By: Ben Norris – Nashville, TN Late Reported Claims: Cautions about Claimants and Employers – By: Hunter Trubatch – Miami, FL Editors:...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Things that scare me
Greetings, thought it would be a good day to reflect on the things that scare me most these days in handling a FL WC claim: Missing a 1-time change: Unfortunately, the DCA has allowed this provision of the statute to really be a matter of...
Morgan’s Tip of the week- Negotiating advances
Greetings, Under the current state of the Florida law, a claimant can request an advance of up to $2,000 in their claim, even if the claim has been denied, and regardless of whether or not the E/C will be able to recoup it. (There is a 2nd layer of...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week-Give me a break?
Greetings, I get quite a few compensability questions about accidents that occur on breaks/lunch breaks. Per the caselaw there is a difference between a regular “15 minute” type break and a lunch break. The issue of whether it is a paid or...