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Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Avoiding Atty Fees on AWW
We are pretty good at finding out the fringe costs when we find out the claimant is terminated, but sometimes their health insurance ends without their employment ending. The claimant’s health insurance premium is usually payroll deducted, and if they are out on...
Briefly Speaking September 2024
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Office Maria Ferrer Carrasco v. The School Board of Palm Beach County/Davies Claims North America, Inc. JCC Anderson: West...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Independent Contractor vs. Employee
Greetings, by special request, this Tip is about employee/employer relationship as it relates to1099 employees/Independent contractors. In general, the FL WC law favors finding these individuals are employees and are covered under Workers Comp unless...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- 2025 FL fee schedule increase and MSA’s
Greetings, Effective 1/1/25, 105 days from now, the Florida WC fee schedule for surgeries and physician visits is increasing fairly significantly. Surgeries will cost 50% more and doctor’s visits will cost 60% more (see below). Now may be...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week-Post-MMI treatment/annual visits
Greetings, After a claimant has reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), they can continue to treat in Florida until or unless one of a few things happens: The authorized doctor states the accident does not remain the major contributing cause (MCC) of the need...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Safety reduction
Greetings, A common phrase when discussing claims that appear to be caused by the claimant’s own less than well thought out action is “stupidity is not a defense.” However, on occasion, “stupidity” can cost the claimant money. Under the Florida WC...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Settling cases quickly
Greetings, Our firm has been recognized by the largest WC TPA as having one the best file duration rates in the country. Today, they asked me to speak to their entire defense attorney panel about what our firm does differently to achieve those results. (And...
Briefly Speaking- August 2024
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Office Addison v. Boston Whaler, Inc/Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America JCC Holley: Jacksonville...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week- Delays in Settlement Approvals
Greetings, (Technically the JCC’s do not “approve” represented settlements in FL, they approve the amount of attorney fees and child support arrearage, but you know what I mean…) Over the last several months there has been a distinct push by the Judges of...
Briefly Speaking- July 2024
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Authors: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa and Libby Nelson, Associate, Orlando Ali Abukhalil v. The Home Depot USA, Inc. and Helmsman Mngt Services JCC Hedler: West Palm Beach...