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Morgan’s Tip of the week- Response times
Greetings,There is quite a bit of confusion as to what timeframe an adjuster has to respond to a request for benefits underFlorida law. And the answer is..it depends how they ask and who is asking. Good Faith Letter: There is no requirement an adjuster responds to...
Morgan’s Tip of the week- Old law 401 week cap
Greetings, For claimant’s with a date of accident between 1/1/1994 and 9/30/2003, there was a cap on the window where temporary benefits were available of 401 weeks. Under 440.15(3)(c) they had to use their 104 weeks (back then) of TTD or TPD within 401 weeks (7...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week-Post-holiday party blues
Greetings, As we start off the new year, we typically see new claims that occurred at Employer holiday events. Compensable? It depends. (This same analysis applies to all events throughout the year, not just holiday parties. Bah Humbug!) For an injury to be...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- PTD end of the year cleanup
Greetings, A few reminder notes for the PTD season: Do not forget to adjust any PTD supplemental benefits effective 1/1/22. Date of accident on/after 10/1/2003- it’s a 3% increase. The formula is 3% x number of years since the accident x comp rate. PTD...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- 2022 Max Comp rate
Greetings, The state has released the Maximum WC rate for 2022, $1,099, see attached memo. (Ignore the part where it says $1,099.39, the law rounds to the nearest dollar.) And don’t ask me why they couldn’t have done a clean $1,100. ...
Tip of the Week- FL DOAH annual WC report
Greetings, DOAH (Division of Admin Hearings) has published their WC litigation annual report. Some of the comparisons are not apples to apples, DOAH’s fiscal year for the report runs from July 2020 through June 2021. For the comparison, they use the last fiscal...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Thanksgiving shenanigans season
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. As we are all aware, based on multiple 1st DCA decisions interpreting the 1-time change section of the FL WC...
Morgan’s Tip of the week- Medical Clearance (FL law)
Greetings, Often, we have to treat a claimant’s underlying personal health condition to get it under control so they can treat for our compensable WC injury. The treatment of personal health conditions would fall under the Hindrance to recovery theory, and common...
Morgan’s Tip of the week- What does Idiopathic mean now?
Greetings, Well maybe I don’t know what I thought I knew. Since the 1989 Grimes case, the law on idiopathic accidents had been fairly well settled. Idiopathic accidents are when a claimant is just walking and their knee gives way, or they pass out, suffer a...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Post-Hospital issues
Greetings, Several issues often pop up after a claimant is seen at the hospital following a work accident. Here are a couple of scenarios, resulting issues and possible solutions: Employer doesn’t know the claimant went to the hospital- Sometimes the Employer...