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EG- Gazette- Spring 2024
Best Practices for Minimizing Attorney Fee Exposure By: Christian Roig, Associate – Miami, FL Georgia Posted Panel of Physicians: Best Friend or Worst Enemy? By: Gabe Mobley, Associate – Atlanta, GA Major Contributing Cause: An Investigation By: Kayli Marston,...
February Briefly Speaking 2024
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Authors: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office and Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Office Jeanette Duffy v. JetBlue Airways Corporation and Sedgwick, CMS JCC Jacobs: Orlando District...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Independent Contractors and FL WC
Greetings, I have received a few questions about what impact the US Dept Of Labor’s new rule on Independent Contractors will have on FL Workers’ Comp. The DOL’s rule was released on 1/10/24, and goes into effect on 3/11/24, a link to the press release and the...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Important Atty Fee Decision
Greetings, Last week the Florida 1st DCA issued a long-awaited ruling regarding claimant’s attorney fees in Rudolph v. Darrien Smith/Home Depot, 1D2022-1627. https://1dca.flcourts.gov/content/download/1679907/opinion/Opinion_2022-1627.pdf The crux of the case was...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Getting timely medical reports
Greetings, Sometimes, it can be difficult to obtain medical records and DWC-25’s timely from doctors’ offices so we can ensure we are following the work status and not creating over or underpayments. Well, the FL WC statute (along with the Dept of Financial...
January Briefly Speaking
Editor: Felicia Wymer Authors: Travis Coleman and Libby Nelson Alicia Luna Luna v. Southern Meat Sales, Inc. and Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company JCC Anderson: Orlando...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Indemnity during gaps in treatment
Greetings, An issue comes up when there is a gap in treatment, resulting in a gap in indemnity benefits. The most common gaps I see are: Gap between the initial hospital visit (without restrictions being addressed) and the claimant being seen at a...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- PFB responses
Greetings and Happy New Year, I have been asked to do a refresher on responding to PFB’s. (For those of you that want more details, we do offer a CEU that we can present on this topic). Here are a few key things to remember: When do you have to respond- ...
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...