by Leslie Walsh | May 12, 2025 | News
Greetings, well my last Tip on daily rates drew quite a bit of feedback. I should have clarified that the Tip below is the formula for calculating a daily rate when you do NOT owe an entire week of indemnity. This is not how you calculate it...
by Leslie Walsh | May 1, 2025 | News
Greetings, I had a question last week about how to determine a claimant’s daily indemnity rate. Logic would say you simply divide the weekly benefit by 7, but not so. This one bothers me but it is what it is. The Fla WC statute defines how an adjuster...
by Leslie Walsh | Apr 29, 2025 | News
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Robert J. Bashore v. Dunbar Armored, Inc. and Twin City Fire Insurance Company JCC Pitts: Orlando District...
by Leslie Walsh | Apr 22, 2025 | News
Greetings, the FL WC statute states that when a claimant reaches overall Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), they are responsible for a $10 co-payment for medical visits. This is an important tool to use to make sure the claimants are bearing some...
by Leslie Walsh | Apr 15, 2025 | News
Greetings, I had a request to do a Tip on 2nd opinions in Florida WC. The current WC statute (since 10/1/2003) does not specifically say anything about 2nd opinions. (There may be a few employers out there that still utilize a Managed Care program from the...
by Leslie Walsh | Apr 8, 2025 | News
Greetings, recently I have received a few questions as to what constitutes “medical non-compliance” in Florida and what can be done about it. In general, medical non-compliance is missing at least two appointments without a reasonable excuse. If that...
