by EC_Admin | Oct 15, 2015 | Morgan's Tips of the Week, Legal Updates
This week, the Florida Supreme Court agreed to hear the claimant’s appeal in the case of Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital, a challenge to the constitutionality of the Fla WC statute. The Fla Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case was discretionary, meaning they...
by EC_Admin | Sep 30, 2015 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
By: Morgan Indek, Partner Greetings, Don’t yawn and go to sleep after reading the subject line. A question recently came up regarding Social Security offsets, and when to take the offset. We can only offset and reduce compensation benefits with SS Disability,...
by EC_Admin | Sep 14, 2015 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
By: Morgan Indek | Partner Greetings, I have seen a recent trend with claimant attorney’s seeking attorney fees for filing a Motion to Compel a response to their Request to Produce. Recently, two Judges in Central Fla have given the claimant’s attorneys hourly...
by EC_Admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
By: Morgan Indek | Partner Greetings, I had a client ask me to do a blurb they can send to their clients about late reporting of Workers Comp motor vehicle accidents, an all too common problem. Most of the time this stems from the employer not thinking it is a WC...
by EC_Admin | Aug 17, 2015 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
By: Morgan Indek | Partner Greetings, Last week, the 1st DCA affirmed a JCC decision without a written opinion regarding a Motion to Enforce settlement in Harden v. Kolb Enterprises, Inc. (OJCC# 14-014998, 1D15-0735). In a nutshell, it appears the represented...
by EC_Admin | Jul 22, 2015 | Morgan's Tips of the Week
By Morgan Indek | Partner Greetings, In the past few weeks I have received a number of questions about undocumented/illegal alien workers and WC benefits, so I thought I would send a refresher. In the statute, under 440.105 (4)(b)(9), it states “it shall be unlawful...
