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Workers Comp Fight could have High Stakes
Nearly 13 years after lawmakers overhauled the state's workers-compensation insurance system, the Florida Supreme Court is poised to hear...
Apr 4, 2016
Florida Arrests 10 in Undercover Workers’ Comp Sting
The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced 10 arrests following a multi-agency undercover...
Apr 4, 2016
Roofing Contractor's Safety Failures Led to One Worker's Death, Another's Severe Injurie
Had their employer inspected an aerial lift properly, it might not have malfunctioned and surged forward, crushing one worker to death...
Mar 25, 2016
Certain Employee Injuries being shifted to Workers Compensation
Higher fee schedules generally result in cases being shifted from group health coverage to workers compensation, according to preliminary...
Mar 10, 2016
Oklahoma Comp Commission rules Opt-out Law Unconstitutional
Oklahoma's Employee Injury Benefit Act, which allows employers to opt out of the state's workers compensation system if they provide...
Feb 29, 2016
Unlicensed Georgia Agent Arrested for Stealing Premiums From Florida Seniors
The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF), which operates under the direction of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, announced the...
Feb 19, 2016
Court Overrules Comp Rules in Job Murder Suit
Workers compensation exclusive remedy rules do not prevent a woman from suing her late son’s employers after he was murdered at work by a...
Feb 18, 2016
Workers’ Compensation in Three Acts
The Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. §30104, et seq., is a mixed compensation and liability scheme arising from the exclusive federal jurisdiction...
Feb 10, 2016
What Difference Does 120 Days Make?
An employer/carrier is faced with a decision when a workers’ compensation claim is reported in Florida. It can 1) pay benefits 2) deny...
Feb 10, 2016
Noisy Workplaces can contribute to Employee Hearing Loss
Nearly one-fourth of U.S. workers who were exposed to noise on the job experienced difficulty hearing, according to a study by the...
Feb 9, 2016
Florida’s Workers’ Comp System Goes Back to the Future . . . at the Expense of Your Premiums
On April 16, 2016, the Florida Supreme Court will hear another in a long line of cases brought by plaintiffs’ lawyers trying to turn the...
Feb 9, 2016
Florida High Court Set to Hear Constitutional Challenge to Workers’ Comp System
Florida Supreme Court will hear yet another case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s workers’ comp system on April 16, 2016....
Jan 31, 2016
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