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U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Florida Utility After Employee Sustains Fatal Injuries
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Douglas N. Higgins Inc., a South Florida...
May 22, 2018
Patriot National reorganization plan approved without severance pay for 250 laid-off workers
A Chapter 11 reorganization plan has been approved for Fort Lauderdale-based Patriot National, but it doesn’t include severance pay for...
May 16, 2018
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Framing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Dangerous Falls
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Desouza Framing Inc. for exposing employees...
May 16, 2018
Study: Florida's workers' comp costs increased moderately over five years
The average cost of workers’ compensation claims in Florida grew between 2011 and 2016, according to a new study by the Workers...
May 11, 2018
Federal tax reform contributes to midyear comp rate reductions
Provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have resulted in proposals and approvals for midyear workers compensation rate reductions in five...
May 10, 2018
Court Approves Patriot National Bankruptcy, Reorganization
The bankruptcy and reorganization plan filed by insurance technology and outsourcing firm Patriot National has been approved and the...
May 9, 2018
Federal Tax Cuts Spur 1.8% Decrease in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved a 1.8 percent rate decrease for workers’ compensation insurance in Florida....
May 2, 2018
Reduction of Workers’ Comp Rates Could Save Florida Businesses More Than $79 Million
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis today released the following statement on the Office of Insurance Regulation’s (OIR)...
May 1, 2018
US DOL and Florida Roofing Contractor Settle Lawsuit on Whistleblower Allegations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Jasper Contractors Inc. have reached a settlement...
Apr 28, 2018
Job Descriptions - An Introduction
Have you ever heard the phrase, “That’s not in my job description?” Whether said in a joking manner or in all seriousness by an employee...
Apr 22, 2018
Another Viewpoint: Don’t let Florida companies treat workers like garbage
Two scathing investigations just revealed that when one of Florida’s 600,000 illegal immigrants gets hurt on the job, his employer...
Apr 22, 2018
Appeal court: Evidence didn’t prove worker was drunk when hit by a truck on U.S. 1
On Wednesday, a state appellate court overruled a workers’ compensation judge who denied death and funeral benefits for an employee’s...
Apr 20, 2018
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