Theodore Roosevelt “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
LETTER TO EDITOR OF THE ORLANDO SENTINEL »
Florida’s Legislature is considering passing an amendment to the Florida Workers’ Compensation act, knowing full well that it is unconstitutional. On March 25, retired Florida First District Court of Appeals Justice, Richard W. Irvin, was not even permitted to address a committee of the Florida Senate about this Constitutional concern.
This legislation will remove the word [...]
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE RATE INCREASE APPROVED »
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued a final order approving a 6.4 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, based on an amended filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). The approved increase applies to new and renewal business and will become effective April 1.
NCCI previously requested an 8.9 percent rate increase as [...]
FIRED FOR MAKING A WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM? »
Florida Law prohibits an employer from harassing or firing an employee for making a claim to get workers compensation benefits. The need for this protection is growing as the economy slides deeper into a recession and employers are looking to protect their own financial interests. Many employers (especially large self insured companies) try to discourage [...]
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF INJURED WORKERS »
On October 23, 2008 the Florida Supreme Court rendered an opinion in the case of Emma Murray v. Mariner Health Inc. In that case the Court ruled that attorneys representing injured workers were allowed to recover reasonable fees for helping workers to obtain statutory benefits where the insurance company or the employer refused to provide [...]
