Florida Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in Florida.
- A Florida appellate court said a police officer who filed a claim for post-traumatic stress disorder after responding to a school shooting that left 17 people dead was eligible for…
- A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims found that an employer did not authorize an appropriate one-time change physician for a worker’s finger injury based solely…
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended an emergency order prohibiting carriers from canceling policies for another 60 days while the state continues to repair damage caused by Hurricane Ian. The governor first…
- A Florida appellate court ruled that a man whose employer failed to offer him suitable work within his restrictions was not entitled to compensation for the six-week period when he refused…
- In a set of related decisions, a Florida appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not reimburse a treatment provider according to the lower-paid workers' compensation fee schedule just…
- Federal prosecutors announced that the owner of a company providing construction services and labor who “used a shell of lies” to evade tax obligations and workers’ compensation expenses was sentenced…
- Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier on Monday approved the 8.4% workers’ compensation rate decrease recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1. Commissioner…
- A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of benefits for a paramedic suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, saying the trial judge erroneously concluded she was not exposed to a qualifying…
- The estimated unfunded liability for Florida’s second injury fund fell to $210 million in the most recent fiscal year from $226 million at the same point last year. Aon Risk Solutions…
- The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation proposed rules to define injuries that would qualify for post-traumatic stress disorder claims and address how long an employer has to comply with a…
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