by Leslie Walsh | Sep 16, 2025 | News
(Join me on 10/8 for our new monthly live 30 min webinar, Tips of the Month, and on 10/9 for our open house CEU in Maitland check out the flyers attached and you can register at EG@eraclides.com) Greetings, by special request, this week’s Tip is on the Aggressor...
by Leslie Walsh | Sep 10, 2025 | News
Here’s a tip for a scenario we see quite often in Georgia. JOHN’S GEORGIA TIP OF THE WEEK: Can A Claimant Receiving Workers’ Compensation Benefits Refuse a Suitable Light Duty Job Offer Because They Do Not Want to Work a Different Shift? Generally, NO! O.C.G.A. §...
by Leslie Walsh | Sep 8, 2025 | News
Greetings, last week the 1st DCA issued a favorable opinion for Employer/Carriers in Murphy v. Polk Co. Bd. Of Commissioners (attached), although I do not think it goes as far as we would like. Since the Longley case in 2012, a claimant’s attorney could dismiss a...
by Leslie Walsh | Sep 2, 2025 | News
Happy Tuesday! JOHN’S GEORGIA TIP OF THE WEEK: How Do I Calculate the Claimant’s Average Weekly Wage? The Average Weekly Wage (AWW) is the Claimant’s average gross earnings during the 13 weeks immediately preceding the date of accident. If the Claimant did not work...
by Leslie Walsh | Aug 27, 2025 | News
8/27/2025 Editor: Felicia Wymer, Partner, Pensacola Office Author: Travis Coleman, Junior Partner, Tampa Office Author: Katie Valley, Associate, Jacksonville Office Kara Weldon v. Astellas US LLC and Sompo America Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Gallagher Bassett...
by Leslie Walsh | Aug 25, 2025 | News
Greetings, by special request, this week’s Tip is on the impact of deportation on documented/legal workers. I am hearing of an increase in injured workers whose visa/work status expired, and then they are deported. A few issues: TPD- if the Employer was able to...
