News Updates2022-09-09T10:07:41-04:00

News Updates

At Johns Eastern we are committed to keeping our clients up-to-date on breaking news and recent developments within our industry.

            9/8/22: Davies Strengthens Its End-to-End Claims Administration, Independent Adjusting & Catastrophe Response
            Capabilities in North America Through the Acquisition of Johns Eastern

            5/3/21: Florida Legislature Passes Property Insurance Reform and Repeals PIP on Last Day of 2021 Session

            3/31/21: FL Gov DeSantis Signs Bill Protecting Businesses from COVID-19-Related Lawsuits

            12/18/20: Florida Ranks Among the Top Five States for COVID-19 Related WC Claims

            8/3/20: Legal Developments in Connection with COVID-19

            6/24/20: 2021 Florida Assessment Rates: WCATF & SDTF

            6/10/20: COVID-19 Update: Effects of COVID-19 on Florida Workers’ Compensation       

            5/19/20: Florida CFO to Pursue Business Liability Protections Next Regular Session

            5/6/20: NCASI Issues Guidance for Proposed WC Changes Due to COVID-19        

            4/13/20: Guidance Issued for Florida Workers’ Compensation Coverage Related to COVID-19 

            4/2/20: Steps Johns Eastern is Taking to Continue Operations During COVID-19      

            3/30/20: COVID-19 Update: Telehealth & Telemedicine Services in Florida Workers’ Compensation      

            3/27/20: Guidance on COVID-19 in Workers’ Compensation

            3/26/20: Johns Eastern Continues Operations During COVID-19

            2/19/20: Florida Workers’ Compensation Case Law Update: Taxable vs. Non-Taxable Costs

            2/18/20: Changes to Florida’s Jurisdictional Amounts in Controversy

            2/4/20: Florida Legislative Update

            1/10/20: Philadelphia Reclaims Top Spot on Judicial “Hellhole” List

            12/19/19: Heavy Lifting Tips for the Holidays

            12/11/19: Magic Number Remains $750 for Medicare Conditional Payment Recovery

            12/6/19: The Role of “Big Data” in State-Adopted Treatment Guidelines           

            11/13/19: I Plead the Fifth! – Guidance for Fifth Amendment Protections

            7/25/19: New Ruling Could Make Primary Payers Pay Double Damages to MAOs

            7/2/19: Florida’s Expert Medical Adviser (EMA) Statute is Constitutional

            6/28/19: Summer Has Arrived! Hydration Is Key!

            6/17/19: Interaction Between the ADA and the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act

            6/13/19: New Maryland Law Expands Cancer Coverage for First Responders

            6/13/19: Why the Decline in Social Security Disability Recipients?

            5/29/19: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code

            2/25/19: You’re Not at 100 Percent? We Don’t Want You Back

            12/20/18: Medicare Proposed Rulemaking and Enhancements to the Secondary Payer Portal

            12/4/18: Florida 2019 Maximum Workers’ Compensation Announced

            11/27/18: Act 111: Practical Guidance for Pennsylvania Employers

            11/19/18: Purely Psychiatric Injuries Covered for First Responders in Florida

            11/15/18: Growing PTSD Coverage for First Responders – What Does It Mean for Your Program?

            9/19/18: State of Florida Offers Training Materials for First Responder PTSD Education

            5/9/18: Johns Eastern Announces New TPA Operations Manager Frank Young

            3/27/18: Florida Governor Signs PTSD Legislation for First Responders

            3/7/18: Florida House & Senate Approve PTSD Legislation for First Responders

            2/27/18: Johns Eastern’s SIU Team Credited with Substantial Percentage of FL WC Arrests During FY 16-17

            4/10/17: Florida House Committee Approves Workers’ Compensation Law Changes

            3/21/17: Are Changes on the Horizon for Florida’s Workers’ Compensation System?

            2/2/17: Florida Senate Committee Approves Cancer Presumption for Firefighters