Workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida should decrease by an average 6.9% in 2026 under a proposal by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. Submitted last month, the NCCI’s ...

Florida businesses could see a slight decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates in 2025, continuing a series of years of lower rates. The National Council on Compensation Insurance, which ...

In Workers’ Compensation, injuries that happen while commuting to or from work are typically not covered. This rule is often applied to holiday parties: an injury sustained while driving home from a ...

A recent decision from the Fifth District Court of Appeal, Steak ‘N Shake v. Spears, 1 highlights the import of Florida’s workers’ compensation adjudicative framework and may serve to prevent highly ...

The claimant was injured when the elevator he entered at work suddenly stopped and then plunged into a free fall. While he received benefits from his workers’ compensation employer/carrier, he also ...

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Florida Company Holiday Party Injury? Ask a Workers’ Comp Lawyer (Orlando, FL – December 2025) The annual company holiday party is generally viewed as a rewarding reprieve—a time for employees to ...

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