by EC_Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, the Florida Division of Workers’ Comp just put out a report summarizing the data from the COVID-19 claims through August 31. A link to the full report is below. My colleague We Heim in our Tampa office will be doing a deeper dive in an upcoming article,...
by EC_Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, One of the impacts of the Coronavirus on litigation is the delay on the ability to do the level of discovery that is really essential in defeating or driving down the value in WC claims. Getting our arms around a claimant’s past medical history, prior...
by EC_Admin | Aug 31, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, last week, Florida announced it will apply to participate in the Federal Lost Wages Assistance Program created by the President’s Executive Order. The CARES Act additional $600 in unemployment benefits expired on 7/31, and mostly everyone on unemployment...
by EC_Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, this is true not only of how things go in 2020, but also in calculating Florida Impairment ratings. For Impairment ratings, Florida physicians are supposed to use the 1996 Florida Uniform Permanent Impairment Rating Schedule (or FUPIRS for short*). The...
by EC_Admin | Aug 3, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, The $600 weekly Federal boost to State Unemployment benefits expires on Friday, 7/31/20. The U.S. Congress is still negotiating an extension, with the Democrats current plan to extend the $600 to the end of the year, and the Republican plan (unveiled...
by EC_Admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, I have received a few questions regarding COVID-19 claims that have been accepted as compensable as occupational disease claims, but no actual treatment is needed. By one report, 85% of those testing positive have little to no symptoms, and no treatment. ...
