An appeals court weighed arguments Wednesday about whether Florida’s Sunshine Law was violated before regulators last year approved a 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates. by The News Service of Florida’s Jim Saunders February 22, 2017 A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal did not issue a ruling Wednesday. But […]
Open government activists back legal challenge to worker’s comp rate increase
August 16, 2016 – Florida Politics by Michael Moline A leading open-government advocate offered strong support Monday for a legal challenge to a proposed workers’ compensation insurance premium increase of nearly 20 percent. “I think he’s got a cause of action,” First Amendment Foundation President Barbara Peterson said of Miami attorney James Fee, who is challenging the rate […]