by Leslie Walsh | Jun 29, 2026 | News
Greetings, this Tip being sent by special request…. According to DOAH’s annual report, last year over 50% of Petitions for Benefits sought a correction to the Average Weekly Wage/TTD/TPD. And one of the known unknowns that often comes back to bite us is the...
by Leslie Walsh | Jun 29, 2026 | News
Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Jacqueline Badillo v. C.M.T.G. Inc., d/b/a McDonalds/Travelers Indemnity Company of America JCC Medina-Shore: Miami...
by Leslie Walsh | Jun 16, 2026 | News
Greetings, Well, in light of the Estes case and the drastic changes to how the Statute of Limitations is now applied, I called the FL Division of WC to see if they had any plans to update the Informational Brochure that all carriers are required to send in the initial...
by Leslie Walsh | Jun 15, 2026 | News
The weekend is upon us! This week’s tip covers the impact of a Return to Baseline opinion in Georgia (it’s a homerun): RULE O.G.G.A. 34-9-1(4) states “injury” and “personal injury” shall include the aggravation of a preexisting condition by accident arising out of and...
by Leslie Walsh | Jun 9, 2026 | News
Greetings, any time a claimant files a PFB for indemnity, TTD, TPD, PTD, or Impairment benefits, there is an accompanying claim for Penalties and Interest. Even if we timely respond to the PFB and agree to pay any outstanding benefits, unless we agree to pay any...
by Leslie Walsh | May 29, 2026 | News
Happy Friday team, This week’s tip covers a question that came up earlier this week- how to recover TTD overpayments from claimants! JOHN’S GA TIP OF THE WEEK: How to Recoup an Overpayment of Income Benefits! HYPO The Employer/Insurer is forced to commence TTD...
