Workers-Comp Ruling Rejected In Air Show Injury
An appeals court said Wednesday a security guard who was injured in a 2011 tornado can pursue a lawsuit against a company that put on an air show in Polk County.
View ArticleWorkers Comp Rates Reduced 4.7 Percent
Florida employers will see overall workers-compensation insurance rates drop 4.7 percent as of Jan. 1, according to an order issued Thursday by the state Office of Insurance Regulation.
View ArticleFederal Workplace Law Fails To Protect Employees Left Out Of Workers' Comp
Kevin Schiller had no idea what hit him.With 21 years on the job, the building engineer for Macy's department stores had been in and out of every nook and cranny of many of the retail giant's Texas...
View ArticleJustices Will Hear Arguments In April In Workers Comp Fight
Florida Supreme Court justices will hear arguments April 6 in a closely watched challenge to Florida's workers-compensation insurance system.
View ArticleSupreme Court Weighs Workers Comp Battle
Florida Supreme Court justices Wednesday tried to sift through arguments about the constitutionality of the state's workers-compensation insurance system --- and whether they should decide the issue.
View ArticleJustices Strike Down Workers Comp Fee Law
In a major ruling, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said that a state law limiting attorney's fees in workers-compensation insurance cases is unconstitutional.
View ArticleMcCarty: Impact of Workers Comp Ruling To Be Determined
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Thursday afternoon that regulators will work to determine the impact of a major Florida Supreme Court ruling that struck down a law limiting attorney's fees in...
View ArticleWorkers Comp Rates Could Jump After Court Ruling
After a Florida Supreme Court ruling last month that struck down a limit on attorney's fees, workers-compensation insurance rates could go up 17.1 percent, according to a proposal submitted Friday to...
View ArticleJustices Reject Another Part Of Workers Comp System
For the second time in less than two months, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that part of the state's workers' compensation insurance system is unconstitutional.
View ArticleInsurance Council Seeks Bigger Hike In Workers’ Compensation Rate
The workers' compensation insurance industry is seeking a nearly 20 percent rate hike, following a pair of recent Florida Supreme Court rulings and a change in state law.The National Council on...
View ArticleWorkers-Comp Ruling Rejected In Air Show Injury
An appeals court said Wednesday a security guard who was injured in a 2011 tornado can pursue a lawsuit against a company that put on an air show in Polk County.
View ArticleWorkers Comp Rates Reduced 4.7 Percent
Florida employers will see overall workers-compensation insurance rates drop 4.7 percent as of Jan. 1, according to an order issued Thursday by the state Office of Insurance Regulation.
View ArticleFederal Workplace Law Fails To Protect Employees Left Out Of Workers' Comp
Kevin Schiller had no idea what hit him.With 21 years on the job, the building engineer for Macy's department stores had been in and out of every nook and cranny of many of the retail giant's Texas...
View ArticleJustices Will Hear Arguments In April In Workers Comp Fight
Florida Supreme Court justices will hear arguments April 6 in a closely watched challenge to Florida's workers-compensation insurance system.
View ArticleSupreme Court Weighs Workers Comp Battle
Florida Supreme Court justices Wednesday tried to sift through arguments about the constitutionality of the state's workers-compensation insurance system --- and whether they should decide the issue.
View ArticleJustices Strike Down Workers Comp Fee Law
In a major ruling, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said that a state law limiting attorney's fees in workers-compensation insurance cases is unconstitutional.
View ArticleMcCarty: Impact of Workers Comp Ruling To Be Determined
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Thursday afternoon that regulators will work to determine the impact of a major Florida Supreme Court ruling that struck down a law limiting attorney's fees in...
View ArticleWorkers Comp Rates Could Jump After Court Ruling
After a Florida Supreme Court ruling last month that struck down a limit on attorney's fees, workers-compensation insurance rates could go up 17.1 percent, according to a proposal submitted Friday to...
View ArticleJustices Reject Another Part Of Workers Comp System
For the second time in less than two months, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that part of the state's workers' compensation insurance system is unconstitutional.
View ArticleInsurance Council Seeks Bigger Hike In Workers’ Compensation Rate
The workers' compensation insurance industry is seeking a nearly 20 percent rate hike, following a pair of recent Florida Supreme Court rulings and a change in state law. The National Council on...
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