top of page
Call Us Today
844-922-3592
Editorial: Balancing the playing field for workers’ compensation
For the longest time, injured workers in Florida were basically at the mercy of the whims of employers to treat them fairly. A 2003 law...
Jan 16, 2018
Takeaways from Tallahassee — Help for ‘disposable’ workers
It looks like Sen. Gary Farmer has been keeping up with the news. ProPublica and the Naples Daily News both published in-depth...
Jan 13, 2018
Rates are down but leaders are up on workers' comp changes
Workers’ compensation rates have been reduced by nearly 10 percent this year but state legislative leaders said this week they want to...
Jan 12, 2018
Florida legislators discuss change in law that punishes injured immigrant workers
n 2014, Abednego nearly severed his index finger while working construction. His boss hired him without verifying his documents. After...
Jan 9, 2018
Workplace Fatalities Increase Again with Transportation as Top Fatality
There were 5,190 workplace fatalities reported in the U.S. in 2016, a 7 percent increase over the previous year. According to the Bureau...
Jan 8, 2018
Workers comp renewal rates flat, slightly lower
Employers buying workers compensation coverage in early 2018 are typically seeing slight rate decreases or flat renewals as the...
Jan 8, 2018
Legal fees increase in workers' comp system
Injured workers racked up nearly $186 million in approved legal fees in 2016-2017, a 36 percent increase from the previous year, a state...
Dec 28, 2017
Florida Construction Co. Owner Accused of $700K Workers’ Comp Scam
A Florida construction company owner has been arrested after allegedly providing fictitious information when applying for workers’...
Dec 21, 2017
Injured worker alleges unlawful termination
An Orange County man is suing a Maitland company, alleging violation of workers compensation acts. Oscar Moquette filed a complaint Nov....
Dec 21, 2017
Attorneys Fees in Florida Increased
The OJCC is required by law to approve all attorney’s fees paid by or on behalf of an injured worker. Section 440.34. Fla. Stat. There is...
Dec 19, 2017
Florida Woman Convicted Of Federal Workers’ Compensation Fraud
This week, it was announced that a federal jury in Orlando, Florida had found a woman guilty of one count of theft of government funds...
Dec 18, 2017
Florida's disposable workers: Companies profit from undocumented laborers, dump them after injur
After Abednego de la Cruz sliced his finger to the bone cutting concrete blocks while building a fire station in Tallahassee, his boss...
Dec 17, 2017
bottom of page