Florida Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Florida.
- A divided Florida appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a firefighter for his claimed mental injuries from work-related trauma. Case: Williams v. Brevard County Fire Rescue, No. 1D22-533, 12/28/2022,…
- A federal appellate court upheld a jury’s award of $1,091,240.82 for a carrier's bad-faith conduct in a coverage dispute between insurers. Ernest Guthrie worked for Ernest Guthrie LLC, a subcontractor performing…
- Florida’s Three-Member Panel on Thursday voted to again ask that state lawmakers eliminate a requirement for the Legislature to ratify medical fee schedule changes. Brittany O’Neil Brittany O’Neil, assistant director at…
- The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday made public a notice of a proposed change to its rules on post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by first responders who witness “grievous…
- The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its Three-Member Panel will meet today from 4-5 p.m. Members of the panel will discuss adoption of a 2023 biennial report as well…
- A Florida cannabis company announced Thursday that it has reached a voluntary agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and that it will help the agency study issues regarding…
- A Florida man who conspired to pay construction workers off the books to fraudulently reduce workers’ compensation costs and payroll taxes was sentenced to four years and four months in…
- 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…
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