There are few, if any, attorneys in the state of Florida who have more knowledge, expertise, and experience with Workers’ Compensation Law than FJA member Richard Chait, of Touby, Chait & Sicking, PL. Most recently serving as the Chair of the…
By Ryan Banfill FJA Communications Director When President Richard Nixon enacted wage and price controls in the early 1970s, iconic conservative economist Milton Friedman cautioned that the policy would spur inflation despite creating the illusion of price stability. Friedman –…
On November 14, the House Commerce Committee voted down a series of proposed workers’ compensation “worker friendly” amendments before sending the workers’ compensation bill (PCB COM 18-01) to the House floor for consideration at the beginning of the 2018 Legislative…
The Florida Senate on Monday is expected to have a robust debate on workers’ compensation reform. Senators have two options in front of them to consider. One is a constitutionally dubious approach being pushed by the insurance companies that would…
The Florida House of Representatives this week passed the chamber’s approach to workers’ compensation reform, CS/HB 7085. While Florida’s big money business and insurance community is lining up behind the bill, advocates for employees believe the plan falls short for…
Message from the Legislative Team
Click the video below to watch Interim Executive Director Paul Jess, President Jimmy Gustafson and President-Elect Dale Swope provide an update for FJA members on the progress of our sixth week of the 2017 Civil Justice Legislative agenda.
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The Florida Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday moved workers’ compensation reform closer to consideration by the full Senate. The bill, SB 1582 by Sen. Rob Bradley, addresses areas of the law that the Florida Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional.
If the workers’ compensation reform measures considered this week in the Legislature were Star Wars movies, the Senate bill’s title would be “A New Hope” while the House bill would be called “The Empire Strikes Back.”
The Senate proposal is a much better bill for injured workers than the House plan that emerged from committee after the announcement of a deal with the insurance companies and corporations.
Message from the Legislative Team
Click below to hear Interim Executive Director Paul Jess share a short address to FJA members regarding the progress of our 2017 Legislative agenda. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCx056oJGg]
Week 2 of the Legislative Session was a very active one for the Florida Justice Association lobbying team. We successfully beat back last-minute amendments supported by powerful Fortune 500 companies that would have ended carrier-paid attorneys’ fees in workers’ compensation and would have loosened liability laws regarding robot cars on our roads.\
After a month of meetings on the issue, the House Subcommittee on Insurance and Banking voted 14-1 to pass workers’ compensation reform legislation, PCB IBS 17-01.
During consideration, on an 8-7 vote, the committee narrowly beat back an attempt supported by big business lobbyists to eliminate carrier-paid fees.
