Every year in Florida, people are sent to prison for crimes they did not commit. This injustice would be bad enough but consider that even after a long legal battle for exoneration, the vast majority ...

Workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida should decrease by an average 6.9% in 2026 under a proposal by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. Submitted last month, the NCCI’s ...

So, here’s the headline: Florida workers’ compensation rates are dropping 6.9% statewide starting January 1, 2026. That means lower premiums for a lot of employers and, honestly, a new set of numbers ...

In Florida, when the injured employee’s attorney files a verified motion for attorney’s fees and costs seeking reimbursement of costs associated with a previously filed petition for benefits, what ...

Florida could be poised to erase a key provision in state law which has kept dozens of people wrongfully imprisoned from receiving compensation for years spent behind bars. A Senate panel Wednesday ...

Workers’ compensation is broken in Florida. Putting it back together will be a difficult, time-consuming and potentially fruitless task for legislators next year. In recent months, courts have issued ...

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