by EC_Admin | Aug 4, 2016 | News
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com 1ST DCA ORDERS Jermaine Davis v. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office/USIS Appeal of the Order from JCC D’Ambrosio DCA Order Date: July 25,...
by EC_Admin | Aug 1, 2016 | News
Greetings, my Tip last week prompted several questions regarding transportation to and from work when the doctor assigns a work restriction of “no driving”. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be a 1st DCA case on the issue. The first thing that should be done...
by EC_Admin | Jul 26, 2016 | News
Greetings, A standard claim that many claimant attorney’s list on their PFB’s is for transportation to medical appointments. The law on whether and when we are required to provide transportation is fairly liberally construed towards the claimant. The Williams case...
by EC_Admin | Jul 25, 2016 | News
By: Vanessa Lipsky, Partner and Section Lead Medicare Compliance, Miami When developing a plan of action for overall claim settlement, it is important to determine whether there are Medicare implications that may apply to your claim. Otherwise, issues could arise...
by EC_Admin | Jul 25, 2016 | News
By: Ryan Lawson, Associate, Atlanta Every year on July 1st, the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act changes. Sometimes the changes are substantial, such as the changes to the Posted Panel requirements that went into effect one year ago. In other years, the changes are...
by EC_Admin | Jul 25, 2016 | News
By: Allen Grant, Partner, Nashville As seems to be the annually with the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act, the 2016 Session of the Tennessee legislature again enacted substantive changes to the Act that will have a dramatic impact on claim exposure, claims...
