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By: Ryan Knight, Associate, Miami Should the federal government oversee state workers’ compensation systems? If so, what would that look like? Does the federal government even have the authority to regulate state administrative courts? The only time the federal...

Greetings,  Below is a link to a  summary of the JCC decisions in the month of September on claimant’s attorney fees on our firm’s website.   (If you don’t receive a copy of our firm’s Briefly Speaking emails, JCC and DCA decisions summarized by my partner and former...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com UPDATE ON ATTORNEY’S FEES - HOW MUCH ARE THE COURTS AWARDING? The following is an update on JCC and DCA attorney fee decisions published in September 2016,...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Oswaldo Escalante v. Progressive Employer Management/Finish Line Feed/Amtrust North America of Florida JCC Almeyda; Miami District; Order Date: September...

Greetings, One of the results of the Castellanos decision is that some  claims will not settle as early, and as a result, we will be defending more PTD claims.   One of the keys is to spot those claims early and have a good plan of action.   Some you can spot...

Greetings, As Halloween approaches, I am reminded that I fear a lot of things (scary clowns in the woods, big spiders, etc…), but one thing that I do not fear is an adjuster deposition. In this new post-Castellanos environment, adjuster depositions are inevitable. ...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Tracy Morgan v. Merchant’s Group, Inc. JCC Spangler; Tampa District; Order Date: September 28, 2016 OJCC Case: 15-026323EDS; D/A: 7/31/2015 Claimant’s...

BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Audrey Skidmore v. Seminole County State Attorney’s Office/Division of Risk Management JCC Sculco; Orlando District; Order Date: September 23, 2016 OJCC...

By: Betsy Campo, Partner, Gainesville When my oldest son was 4 years old, his preschool teachers asked the students questions about their parents, and then they wrote them out for us to enjoy.  Chris told his teacher that my name was “Betsy,” I was 19 years old (why...

By: Faith Searles, Associate, Tampa In many industries, turnover is a major drain on the resources of an employer, so ensuring the retention of qualified new-hires is a key component to keeping the employer out of the red. Many employers seek to develop tactical...