workers' compensation

The decrease matched the 4.9 percent drop proposed in August by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, which makes rate filings for the workers’ compensation industry.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s workers’ comp carrier opposed the claim, saying it was filed too late. A judge sided with the employee, but a Florida appeals court overturned the decision.

The report’s authors hypothesized that women represent the majority of COVID claims because women comprise 85% of the nation’s nursing, home health care and nursing aide workforces.

Florida businesses will get a break on their insurance bills starting in January.The state Office of Insurance Regulation announced late Friday that it…

The widow of a construction worker who was struck and killed by a truck should be able to receive workers’ compensation insurance benefits, despite the…

More than half of the disputed workers’ insurance compensation bills sent to a panel for review last year were either withdrawn or tossed out because…

Three health care-related bills, including one to expand workers’ compensation insurance benefits for injured first responders, were sent Monday to Gov.…

Florida lawmakers want first responders to get workers’ compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder. But the House bill would only give them a year...

After lobbying the Legislature to makes changes to the workers’ compensation insurance system for the past 18 months, business leaders are backing off…

The state Legislature should consider restricting how much insurance companies can spend on attorney fees when fighting workers’ compensation claims,…