by EC_Admin | Apr 26, 2016 | News
By: Sean Jordan, Associate, Orlando Workers’ compensation benefits are not payable if an injury to the employee was caused primarily by his/her intoxication or the influence of any drugs not prescribed by a physician. FS 440.09(3). Even if...
by EC_Admin | Apr 26, 2016 | News
By: Mary Frances Nelson, Partner, Fort Myers Last week, the First DCA denied a challenge to the minimum wage rate for family members who provide attendant care, and upheld the current version of FS 440.13(2)(b)(1). Scott v. Sears Holding, Case No....
by EC_Admin | Apr 26, 2016 | News
By: Ryan Knight, Associate, Miami Office romances are common occurrences and unless you work in a “Mad Men” style office, those relationships typically do not end in a workers’ compensation claim. These romances can, however, lead to altercations or...
by EC_Admin | Apr 26, 2016 | News
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Sonya Thompson v. CarQuest Auto Parts/Liberty Insurance Corporation JCC Rosen; St. Petersburg District; Order Date: April 22, 2016 OJCC Case:...
by EC_Admin | Apr 25, 2016 | News
BY: Thomas G. Portuallo To receive daily e-mails with case law summaries, e-mail: Esantos@eraclides.com JCC ORDERS Michael E. McCoy v. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit/Commercial Risk Management, Inc. JCC Massey; Tampa District; Order Date: April 20, 2016 OJCC Case:...
by EC_Admin | Apr 21, 2016 | News
Greetings, Today, the 1st DCA (not the Fla Supreme Court) issued an important ruling finding an aspect of the attorney fee section of the statute unconstitutional in Miles v. City of Edgewater Police Dept (1D15-0165). Under the WC statute, a claimant’s attorney...
