May 17, 2014Costly claims drive up city of St. Pete workers' comp tab for 2015City Council members got some unwelcome news about a particular part of the budget recently as Mayor Rick Kriseman outlined his spending...
Apr 30, 2014'Oklahoma Option' Redefines State's Workers' CompWhat’s the first thing to pop into your mind when thinking about Oklahoma? Is it the musical? Could it be that its pan shape? The one...
Apr 11, 2014Former Miami-Dade Fire Inspector Charged with Filing False Insurance ReportA former Miami-Dade County fire inspector was charged Friday with lying to the state when he said he did not make money while collecting...
Apr 2, 2014Climate Change Needed in Florida Workers’ CompensationWe need climate change in the State of Florida. Big time! What kind of climate change you may ask? Well, I ask you this: when you...
Feb 13, 2014Florida Manufacturer Cited for Willful Violations Following FatalityIn August 2013, a 32-year-old machine helper entered a large wire mesh manufacturing machine to retrieve a fallen metal bar, and he was...
Jan 28, 2014The Roof Authority of Fort Pierce, Fla. CitedThe U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited The Roof Authority Inc. of Fort Pierce for one...
Jan 25, 2014Teen Challenge of Florida Cited for 25 Safety and Health Violations; more than $228,000 in FinesTeen Challenge of Florida Inc., an international rehabilitation program, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational...
Jan 10, 2014Liberty Mutual Selling Workers’ Comp Unit Summit Southeast to American FinancialLiberty Mutual Insurance said it has agreed to sell Summit Holdings Southeast Inc. and its related companies to American Financial Group...
Dec 25, 2013Public-Safety Employee Facing Charges of Workers’ Comp FraudPalm Beach firefighter/paramedic Jeremy DeRosa was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Dec. 12, charged with one count of workers’...
Dec 19, 2013Temporary Work, Lasting HarmJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – This was it, he told his brother Jojo. He would finally be able to pay his mother back for the fender bender, buy...