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Workers Comp Rating Agency Names Chief Regulatory Service Officer

July 21, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., the workers compensation ratings and research organization, has named Susan Donegan its chief regulatory services officer. The NCCI, based in Boca Raton, collects data each year about more than four million workers compensation claims and two million policies. Boca Raton is also home to the practice of Workers […]

Jul

City Of Margate To Payout $37,422 For Workers’ Compensation Claim

July 6, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

The city of Margate has reached a resolution with a retired employee, Martin Orlando, who worked for the city for 33 years. Orlando retired as a utility mechanic eight years ago and suffered an undisclosed injury in 2006. The city has approved a workers’ compensation settlement for him at $37,422. The settlement was awarded to […]

Jun

Florida Supreme Court Rejects Another Part Of Workers’ Compensation System

June 21, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

Florida workers won a victory on June 9 when the state Supreme Court ruled that a firefighter should have his disability benefits reinstated. The man had suffered a back injury in 2009, and after two years, his benefits came to an end. The court referred to this as a disability gap. The man had reached […]

Jun

Former BSO Sheriff Accused Of Workers’ Compensation Fraud

June 1, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

Nicolas Carreno, former Broward County Deputy, has been arrested and accused of workers’ compensation fraud. According to the SunSentinel, Carreno has received in excess of $533,000 in workers’ compensation for a back injury that he said made him reliant on a wheelchair. The total amount claimed as loss for his reported misrepresentation is nearly $55,000. […]

May

OSHA Requires Employers To Be More Transparent About Workplace Injuries

May 24, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

Those who work in dangerous industries know that the risk of injury is a great one. However, new regulations suggested by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will now allow employees to view if a certain employer is more dangerous than others. The new measure will require employees in dangerous industries, such as manufacturing, construction […]

May

Construction Company Owner Charged In Florida Workers’ Compensation Fraud

May 18, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

The owner of an Orlando construction company has been charged with avoiding at least $300,000 of workers’ compensation premium payments by misrepresenting information regarding his employees and payroll when he was applying for a workers’ compensation insurance policy. Florida Department of Financial Services (FDFS) compliance officers discovered irregularities with the number of the company’s employees […]

May

Florida Supreme Court Weighs Battle Over Workers’ Compensation

May 6, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

Anyone who knows a Coral Springs workers compensation lawyer may hear that workers compensation lawyer talk about a current case before the Florida Supreme Court. The case is important to workers compensation lawyers, as well as employers, insurance companies, government officials and workers. How the Florida Supreme Court rules on the case may profoundly change […]

Apr

Roofing Contractor Charged In South Florida Workers’ Compensation Fraud

April 20, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

A 50-year-old roofing contractor has been arrested and charged with workers’ compensation fraud for intentionally violating a stop work order issued by state regulators in connection with a workers’ compensation penalty. Records from the Florida Department of Financial Services reportedly show that Taylor Contracting & Roofing had been ordered to discontinue all work in Florida […]

Apr

Forklift Mishap Can Lead To South Florida Workers’ Compensation Case

April 12, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

The dangers of operating a forklift became evident on the morning of April 8 when a man working at the Sun Terminals in Fort Lauderdale suffered a partially severed leg as a result of an accident. Sun Terminals is part of the busy Port Everglades, which ranks among the busiest ports in the world and […]

Apr

Roofing Contractor’s Safety Failures Led To Worker’s Death

April 8, 2016adminWorkers Compensation

Roofing contractor’s safety failures led to one worker’s death and severe injuries to another at Florida job site An investigation has revealed that 35-year-old employee of Tecta America Southeast, LLC was crushed to death, and a co-worker was severely injured when an aerial lift apparently malfunctioned and lurched forward while they removed gutters at an […]

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