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Charlie Crist – A Politician – Not The Peoples Governor »
Governor Crist had a chance to stand up for the rights of working men and women across Florida and veto HB 903, a Bill that helps insurance companies to get away with wrongfully denying benefits to injured workers. Instead, at the insistence of the business and insurance special interest groups he signed the Bill. He was well informed [...]
Governor Crist Signs Workers Compensation Bill »
Governor Charlie Crist signed into law HB 903 which removes the word “reasonable” from a provision in Florida’ Workers Compensation Act that was designed to allow attorneys representing injured workers to be paid a “reasonable fee” for securing benefits which the insurance company wrongfully denied.
Under the current law, the insurance company has to pay a [...]
GEORGE BUSH MENTALITY LIVES ON IN FLORIDA LEGISLATURE »
For eight long years the United States, under the mis-guided leadership of George Bush, took the wrong turn at every fork in the road. Whether the issue involved stem-cell research, the war and occupation of Iraq, de-regulation/lack of oversite of vital financial institutions, lack of preparation and response to federal emergency situations ie. Katrina, the environment and [...]
FLORIDA WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW BENEFITS EMPLOYERS WHO HIDE WAGES »
On September 15, 2008 Florida’ First District Court of Appeals decided the case of Fast Track Framing v Caraballo. In that case the court ruled that workers in Florida are not entitled to compensation benefits if their income is not reported to the IRS.
Although a worker is still entitled to medical care and treatment when injured [...]
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 [...]
WHEN WILL OUR REPRESENTITIVES START CARING ABOUT US? »
Once again the Republican led Florida Legislature is in session and is considering measures designed to prevent injured workers from obtaining the benefits they need and are supposedly entitled to under the Florida Workers Compensation laws.
When the Workers Compensation laws were enacted the idea was to have a system in place that would allow those injured on [...]
GELBER OFFERS A BILL TO HELP INJURED WORKERS »
Florida Democratic Senator, Dan Gelber has introduced SB 2280 to help level the playing field for injured workers in Florida.
During the Jeb Bush years, Florida’ Workers Compensation Laws were rewritten giving employers and insurance companies greater control over the injured workers access to medical care and further limiting the benefits that workers could qualify for. Additionally, the legislature [...]
