Florida Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Florida.
- The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a manufacturer of industrial gas $201,573 for what the agency called a preventable explosion that injured five workers and several first responders. OSHA…
- Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworski approved a National Council on Compensation Insurance recommendation to reduce workers’ compensation rates by 15.1% on policies incepting in 2024. NCCI in August submitted its annual…
- Florida lawmakers introduced legislation for the 2024 session that would increase payments to doctors for treating injured workers and giving depositions. Senate Bill 362, filed Tuesday by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming…
- The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Florida grocery store $95,315 for violations it says were discovered during an investigation of a preventable fatal fall. A 65-year-old clerk at…
- After modest annual growth of 4% to 5% from 2018 to 2019, medical payments in Florida decreased 5% in 2020/2021 and changed little the following year, according to the Workers Compensation…
- A Florida appellate court ruled that a receipt of benefits under the statutory scheme specific to firefighters with cancer did not preclude his widow from also recovering death benefits under…
- A federal court in Florida granted a U.S. Attorney’s Office request to dismiss charges filed in 2022 accusing two pharmacy executives of conspiring to solicit kickbacks as part of an…
- A Florida appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a grill cook for his injuries from his manager’s amateur chiropractic effort to relieve his back pain. Case: East Coast Waffles…
- The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is holding a virtual public hearing Oct. 5 to take testimony on a proposal to reduce workers’ compensation rates by an average of 15.1%. The…
- The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a pipe manufacturer $245,546 for violations uncovered during the investigation of a March 2023 workplace death. A 19-year-old employee of Foley Products Co.
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