by EC_Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, hope everyone is well and staying sane. I am receiving several daily questions about compensability of COVID-19 claims under 440.151 Occupational Disease. A point to remember, unless someone actual has contracted the virus, there is no “injury” and...
by EC_Admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, I hope you are doing as well as can be under the circumstances. I have received a number of questions about the status of the FL WC system. In essence it is still functioning on schedule. All State Mediations are occurring by phone through 4/30. ...
by EC_Admin | Apr 13, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, On 4/6, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (which all of you know from paying close attention during our 5 hr law and ethics CEU) issued an informational memo: TO ALL INSURERS AND ENTITIES REGULATED BY THE FLORIDA OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION...
by EC_Admin | Apr 3, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, The CFO of Florida yesterday put out the attached directive extending WC coverage to “Frontline State Employees” who have tested positive for COVID-19 as an occupational disease. The Directive states in essence it is a presumption of compensability unless...
by EC_Admin | Mar 31, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, What’s new? I hope everyone is managing to get through this stressful time. We will get back to normal…eventually. Promise. Florida WC law provides for a reduction/offset in benefits if the claimant is receiving unemployment benefits (UE). Last week, a...
by EC_Admin | Mar 31, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, I hope all of you are healthy, and managing to cope with the stress of this temporarily crazy world. Remember, this is temporary, we will get through it. Thought I would share a few of the Florida questions that I have been getting about various...
