by EC_Admin | Mar 2, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, Well, I have started getting questions about COVID-19, the corona virus, and whether this could be compensable under Florida WC. There are two “presumptive” cases of the virus in Florida, meaning the formal diagnosis has not be 100% verified yet. In...
by EC_Admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, Last week, the 1st DCA addressed the issue of the counting of 30 days after a PFB is filed for purpose of claimant attorney fee entitlement in Zenith v. Barrizonte-Cruz (Click Here). Under 440.34(3), a claimant’s attorney is not entitled to a carrier-paid...
by EC_Admin | Feb 3, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, Everyone has always anecdotally known that S. Florida is more litigious, but I have never seen any true analysis of the situation. The few cases I have handled over the years down there certainly have attested to a very different environment. It got me to...
by EC_Admin | Jan 21, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, one of the more frustrating aspects of the current WC law is a “later-proved benefit”, thus resulting in claimant attorney fees. For example, the claimant files a PFB for TPD. The adjuster denies it because there is no lost wages. Then at some later point,...
by EC_Admin | Jan 2, 2020 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, and happy new year! I want to thank everyone for the support you have given me and the firm over the past year, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in 2020 and beyond! Just a housekeeping reminder on PTD supplemental benefits as the calendar...
by EC_Admin | Dec 16, 2019 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, Tis the season for holiday parties and functions, and inevitably, holiday party claims. And as if on cue, the 1st DCA issued a ruling in Reynolds v. Anixter Power Solutions last week (link below). As a reminder, to be compensable, there are two...
