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Morgan’s Tip of the Week – 2019 Fla WC Premium Rates Going Down
Greetings, According to the attached 11/2/18 order from the Office of Insurance Regulation, WC rates in Florida will be reduced by 13.8% for 2019. (In 2015, rates had been down around 61% from the high rates of 2002, then we saw a 14% increase after Castellanos...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Updates (11/7/18)
Osvaldo Reyes v. Eagle Doors, Inc. JCC Kerr: Miami District Order Date: 10/3/18 OJCC Case: # 18-008725MGK Date of Accident: 11/7/2017 Claimant’s Counsel: ...
Workers in the “Gig Economy”: Employees or Independent Contractors?
By: Kenny Bishop, Associate, Atlanta The “Gig Economy” describes forms of contingent work arrangements that require digital platforms. This name has been given to task-driven jobs, like Uber, Lyft, Thumbtack, and apps for getting groceries. When a...
Injured Intern: Compensable?
By: Ben Chase, Associate, Orlando School is back in session, and I’m sure you know what that means: Intern Season (or, “SZN”), depending on your preference. Bringing on interns at your company is always an exciting time. The fresh faces at work and the interns’...
Cloudy with a Chance of…Furballs? Implications of the Emotional Support Animal Ruling
By: Betsy Campo, Partner, Gainesville Your eyes are not deceiving you; the number of pets sporting “emotional support animal” vests has been on the rise. In fact, according to researchers from the University of California at Davis, there has been a tenfold increase...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Evidence Standard Uncertainty
Greetings, Last week the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the Fla Legislature’s adoption of the Federal standard of admissibility of expert testimony, the Daubert standard, was unconstitutional. HOWEVER, there is still uncertainty because the Fla WC system is...
Briefly Speaking – FL Case Law Updates (10/3/18)
Whiteside, John vs. Amazon.com DEDC, LLC JCC Arthur: Lakeland District Order Date: September 17, 2018 OJCC Case: 17-026675RAA Date of Accident: 11/11/2016 Claimant’s Counsel: Bradley G....
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Breaking the Rules
Greetings, (Come hear me speak at a CEU with Dr. Halperin in Lake Mary after work on 10/24, flyer attached) Nothing frustrates an employer more than a claimant that is injured while breaking or ignoring a rule. In some instances there may be a defense or partial...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Lightning Injuries
Greetings, Central Florida is the “lightning capital” of the US, and we have to deal with workplace injuries due to lightning strikes. Attached is a 1946 case, Ft. Pierce Growers Ass_n v. Storey_ 158 Fla. 192, where the majority found that a lightning strike that...
Morgan’s Tip of the Week – Medical Non-Compliance
Greetings, I have a had a few questions about claimant’s missing appointments and medical non-compliance. First, we can not charge a claimant for the no-show fees for authorized treatment. However, for an IME we can charge ½ of the no-show fee if we gave the...