Florida Court Reverses Itself: 104-Week Limit on Temporary Benefits...
A Florida district court has overturned an earlier ruling that found a 104-week limit on an injured worker’s temporary benefits unconstitutional. The court ruled instead that the limit represents a...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Strikes Down State Cap on Temporary Disability Benefits
The Florida Supreme Court has delivered another blow to Florida’s workers’ compensation system with a ruling today that the state’s statutory 104-week cap on temporary disability benefits is...
View ArticleNCCI Proposes Nearly 20% Florida Workers Comp Rate Increase
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announced July 1 that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed an amended rate filing to address a third legal change affecting...
View ArticleFlorida Awaiting Final Workers’ Comp Rate Decision
The rate impact of recent Florida Supreme Court rulings on the state’s workers’ compensation system is currently in the hands of regulators, as the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) decides on the...
View ArticleFlorida Approves 14.5% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike in Response to Court Rulings
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has given contingent approval for an overall statewide workers’ compensation rate increase of 14.5 percent to take effect Dec. 1, 2016. The rate...
View ArticleIt’s Official: Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Going Up Nearly 15%
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has issued a final order granting approval to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for an overall combined statewide average rate...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Challenge to Florida Workers’ Comp System
The United States Supreme Court has refused to review a Florida case challenging the state’s entire workers’ compensation system, which could be seen as the state’s only reprieve on workers’ comp this...
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