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Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Medical Marijuana JCC Decision
Greetings, We now have a JCC level decision addressing Medical Marijuana in the FL WC system. The claimant injured his back in 2001, and had been in long term pain management for chronic pain. Under the WC claim, his current medications where Lyrica and...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – CBD Oil In WC
Greetings, I am starting to see questions more frequently about doctors certifying use of medical marijuana in Florida WC. As far as I am aware, these requests are all being denied because it remains illegal at a Federal level. The question now is what about CBD...
Professional Athletes And The Exception To Workers’ Compensation
By: Robert Laur, Associate, Sarasota Known for being predominately Claimant protective, Florida Legislators took a step in an unexpected direction in 2011 when they excluded certain dangerous professions from Workers’ Compensation coverage. In 2011, Section...
Death: The Final Benefit
By: Michael Casto, Associate, Orlando In fairy-tales and movies, chimney sweeps always wear top hats and tails, and they are covered in soot. This is not a fairy-tale or Mary Poppins, however, but rather workers’ compensation and real chimney sweeps. Picture, if...
Social Security Offsets in Tennessee Workers’ Compensation
By: Lauren Ray Hall, Associate, Tennessee I recently handled a claim involving Social Security benefits in a Tennessee workers’ compensation case that, while unusual, raises an interesting question regarding a potential offset. In this case, the employee settled...
GA Legislative Update
Upcoming Changes To Georgia Workers’ Compensation Laws: A Quick Summary By: Dan Cauley, Associate, Atlanta The Georgia Legislature is in the process of passing a law which would provide some changes to a claimant’s entitlement to certain workers’...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Reporting Claims
Greetings, I have had a few clients lately ask me if a claim should be reported and denied or should it just be a “record only”. See below for what must be reported..and penalties and for not doing so. This is from our CEU, Tips on Handling the Late Reported...
Briefly Speaking – Case Law Updates (3/12/19)
Swilley, Stephanie vs. Dillards, Inc. JCC Holley: Jacksonville District Order Date: 2/28/2019 OJCC Case: 11-024583WRH Date of Accident: 9/10/2010 ...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Fla WC Legislative Update
Greetings, There is a lot of noise starting to build in the industry about what the FL Legislature may do with WC this session. Right now there are two main bills, one in the House (HB 1399) and one in the Senate (SB 1636). There is no guarantee either will...
FLORIDA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND WEED: HOW TO HANDLE A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
By: Russ Young, Partner, Sarasota On November 8, 2016, voters of the State of Florida passed a constitutional amendment by a 71% to 29% margin. This amendment legalized the use of medical marijuana for “debilitating medical conditions” when prescribed by a...