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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
Florida newspaper spotlights exploitation of undocumented workforce
The Naples Daily News brought the heat on this one. Journalist Maria Perez debuted a yearlong harrowing investigation this week that...
Dec 15, 2017
Company Called Police on Injured Undocumented Employee Rather Than Pay Work Comp
Florida construction companies allegedly have a pattern of hiring undocumented immigrants, then calling authorities on injured employees...
Dec 14, 2017
Good News for Florida Companies: Workers’ Compensation Rate Decreasing
When the Castellanos v. Next Door Company case from the Florida Supreme Court came down in April 2016, striking down caps on fees for...
Dec 11, 2017
Florida regulators take over insolvent workers comp insurer
Florida insurance regulators took over Fort Lauderdale-based Guarantee Insurance Co. on Monday and have started liquidating its assets, a...
Nov 30, 2017
Guarantee Insurance Co. begins liquidation process
Florida insurance regulators took over Fort Lauderdale-based Guarantee Insurance Co. Monday, two weeks after determining that the company...
Nov 28, 2017
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