by EC_Admin | Jul 10, 2017 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, Often, the initial PFB filed in a claim seeks payment of hospital-related bills along with other claims. And many times, we don’t have the records yet from that treatment to know if it was in fact related to our accident. The traditional PFB response...
by EC_Admin | May 30, 2017 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, One of the items listed in the White House’s proposed 2018 Federal budget (beginning 10/1/17) is to put an end to our ability in Florida to offset WC against Social Security Disability. This has not passed yet, it is in the proposed budget which still...
by EC_Admin | May 10, 2017 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, The Florida Legislative session ended last night, and the House and Senate could not agree on a few key terms. Unless a special session is called, the law in effect now will remain in force until at least the 2018 session. Both the House and Senate bills...
by EC_Admin | Jan 25, 2016 | Morgan's Tips of the Week, Legal Updates
Greetings, the Florida Supreme Court has set a date for Oral Arguments in Stahl, April 6, 2016. The claimant’s counsel is arguing that the 2003 statutory changes went too far in reducing benefits and workers have been deprived of rights because they are blocked from...
by EC_Admin | Jan 20, 2016 | Morgan's Tips of the Week, Legal Updates
I was at the JCC’s office yesterday and one of the Orlando Judges was telling me about a case of his that was just heard before the 1st DCA regarding evaluations and diagnostic testing recommended by the treater. This case involved a shoulder injury, and then...
by EC_Admin | Jan 5, 2016 | Morgan's Tips of the Week, Legal Updates
BY: Morgan Indek | Partner On 12/28/15, the 1st DCA issued a bad ruling in Jennings v. Habana Health Care Center (1D15-1255) basically exposing the Employer /Carrier to pay costs even if the PFB is responded to timely and there are no attorney fees due or...
