Rejecting arguments that Florida’s Sunshine Law was violated, an appeals court Tuesday upheld a 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates that began to hit businesses in December. The News Service of Florida by Jim Saunders May 9, 2017 A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 19-page decision, overturned […]
Appeals court allows workers’ compensation premium hike to take effect
By Michael Moline December 2, 2016 A state appeals court allowed a 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance premiums to take effect on schedule Thursday, amid legal scrambling over whether the hike was illegal. The 1st District Court of Appeal acted even before a trial judge could decide on a request to delay her ruling […]
Workers compensation rate hike is back on as OIR files notice of appeal
by POLITICO Florida’s Marc Caputo November 30, 2016 SHOT – “Attorney Wins Suit Forestalling Hike in Florida Workers’ Comp Premiums,” by Daily Business Review’s Samantha Joseph: “Florida businesses have a Miami attorney to thank for staving off a 14.5 percent rate hike in workers’ comp insurance premiums.” http://bit.ly/2fOR0wN CHASER – “Workers compensation rate hike is […]