Workers Compensation
Changes Could Be Coming to Workers’ Compensation Laws
Everyday, Florida residents head to their respective employers to work on their behalf. These workers typically place their trust in the equipment and environment that they are working with and in. But what happens when a worker becomes injured while on the job? Florida law employs a complex workers’ compensation regime that is truly… Read More »
Florida Workers’ Compensation Exclusive Remedy Bars Wrongful Death Settlement
A Florida Supreme Court recently ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the state’s workers’ compensation laws prevent the estate of an employee killed on the job from receiving a multi-million dollar judgment against the employer and its insurer in a separate wrongful death case. The estate of Santana Morales, Jr. was denied a… Read More »
