by EC_Admin | Mar 10, 2020 | News
Greetings, we have received some questions regarding the compensability of COVID-19 in Georgia Workers’ Compensation. My colleague Lexi Laufer in our Atlanta office was kind enough to put this together regarding GA law. The Florida analysis is below that, and I will...
by EC_Admin | Mar 10, 2020 | News
Greetings, Well, I have started getting questions about COVID-19, the corona virus, and whether this could be compensable under Florida WC. There are two “presumptive” cases of the virus in Florida, meaning the formal diagnosis has not be 100% verified yet. In...
by EC_Admin | Jun 1, 2018 | News
Harbor Freight Tools, Inc. v. Patricia Whitehead JCC Humphries: Jacksonville District Opinion Date: May 18, 2018 OJCC Case: 16-019425 Date of Accident: May 3, 2015 E/C’s Counsel: Daniel Schwarz & Gina...
by EC_Admin | Apr 23, 2018 | News
FIRST DCA ORDERS Joseph Ryals v. Escambia County BOCC JCC Winn: Pensacola District Opinion Date: March 27, 2018 OJCC Case: 15-006425 Date of Accident: April 30, 2014 Claimant’s Counsel: Brian...
by EC_Admin | Feb 28, 2018 | News
Greetings, The 1st DCA just issued a good ruling regarding the Statute of Limitations, Ring Power Corp. v. Murphy, 17-1316. In this case, the claimant had a fusion with rods and screws in 2006. He last had treatment in 2013, and when he filed a PFB in 2016, the...
by EC_Admin | Jan 19, 2018 | News
Edward Webb v. Quality Stone JCC Clark: Ft. Myers District Order Date: January 2, 2018 OJCC Case: 16-023827 Date of Accident: November 4, 2013 Claimant’s Counsel: Bill B. Berke E/C’s...