by EC_Admin | Apr 14, 2022 | News
Greetings, We often see a doctor recommend treatment/testing to “rule in or rule out” that the injury is the cause of the ongoing symptoms or complaints. Common examples are blood work to see if there is any possible disease, a cervical MRI on a wrist/shoulder...
by EC_Admin | Apr 13, 2022 | News
When it comes to workers’ compensation claims, one of the more complicated and overlooked (possibly due to its difficulty) issues is subrogation. This combination of challenges is only made more daunting when it comes to subrogation under the Workers’...
by EC_Admin | Apr 13, 2022 | News
We have all seen Petitions for Benefits (PFB) that request a litany of things. But have you even found yourself asking what specifically the PFB is requesting? Florida Statute §440.02(40) states that PFBs must be plead with specificity meaning referrals for any...
by EC_Admin | Apr 13, 2022 | News
A request for an increase in the average weekly wage (AWW) is one of the most common requests in a Petition for Benefits. Calculating the AWW seems easy enough – add up thirteen weeks of earnings and divide by thirteen. While calculating the AWW may...
by EC_Admin | Apr 13, 2022 | News
It is March madness time, and nothing is more thrilling than seeing the excitement of the teams as they come together and the best of the best battle for the championship. In some ways, it causes me to reminisce about the teamwork that has gone into defending the more...
by EC_Admin | Jun 30, 2021 | News, Morgan's Tips of the Week
Greetings, The 1st DCA issued a troubling decision regarding 1-time changes in St. Lucie Public Schools v. Alexander (case attached). In this case, the E/C timely responded to the 1-time change request, but because there was a 16-day gap in following up on an...
