Remote Work and COVID-19
Written by: Daniel Richardson, Esq. and Peter Skaliy, Esq. Before COVID-19, many companies were experimenting with remote work. It has now become a widespread reality. This creates unique worker’s compensation risks, even as it may decrease th
FLORIDA’S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REQUIRES WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR FRONT LINE STATE EMPLOYEES
Written by: Rayford H. Taylor, Esq. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis, has issued Directive 2020-05 to provide workers’ compensation coverage to “frontline state employees” who contract COVID-19. Florida’s Risk Manage
COVID-19 Deemed a Compensable Injury by the Legislature in Minnesota
Written by: Peter Skaily, Esq. There has been extensive literature published in the past few weeks across the United States explaining the reasons that COVID-19 is (for most, if not all, states) not a covered “accident” and “in
COVID-19’s Effect on SSDI Status Inquiries
Written by: Ann Bishop, Esq. Effective March 17, 2020, all Social Security Administration field offices were closed to the public in an effort to slow the growing rate of COVID-19 sufferers. In response to the field office closure, the Social
Paying Indemnity Benefits and Other Common Scenarios in Light of COVID-19 in Georgia
Written by: Meredith Knight, Esq. Last week, we posted our conclusions regarding the compensability, or really, lack thereof, regarding COVID-19 in the workplace as specifically pertaining to the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act. What fol
Workers’ Compensations and Compensability of the COVID-19 Virus in Georgia
Written by: Meredith Knight, Esq. Over the past week, multiple questions have arisen regarding whether contracting COVID-19 is a compensable workers’ compensation event. The answer will almost always be no. In a few very fact-intensive cas
Parking Lots & Workers’ Compensation: Ownership, Control, and Maintenance Effect Compensability of a Claim
Written by: Peter Skaliy, Esq. In Smith v. Camarena, 835 S.E.2d 712 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019), Fabiola Zavaleta-Ramirez was an employee of a grocery store located in a shopping center with other stores, which shared a communal parking lot. Like the cu
Forcing Reluctant Claimants to Return to the Doctor: WC-PMT(b)
Written by: Ann Baird Bishop, Esq. Effective July 1, 2017, the State Board of Workers’ Compensation enacted Rule 205(c) in an effort to address complaints regarding claimants’ difficulties in receiving prompt medical attention. The
GA Court of Appeals: A Shooting at Home Found Compensable
Written by: Daniel Richardson, Esq. Jay Kil was a restaurant manager of Legend Café. He oversaw the restaurant, operated the cash register, ensured orders were correct, and oversaw cleanliness. He lived with restaurant owner Willmore Lim, and a
Telecommuting: The Wave of Future Workers’ Compensation Claims
Written by: Dale Slemons, Esq. A rapidly growing trend in today’s fast paced, technological era is telecommuting for more and more workers. More employers are permitting their employees to work at home as a benefit to the worker and a cost