Category: Workers Comp Law

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Jacksonville Jaguars & Orlando Magic Change Workers Comp Law

Professional sports teams in Florida have led the charge to change Florida workers’ compensation law to better benefit employers. The legislation is designed to prevent workers who are injured while temporarily working in another state from pursuing their claim against the employer in those states.

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Common Workers Comp Questions

This information is provided by FUBA Workers Comp in their handout entitled A Contractor’s Guide To Workers’ Compensation. I thought this valuable information was worth sharing with our readers: What workers’ comp requirements must I follow as a contractor? Florida law requires you to have an active workers’ comp policy or an exemption from workers’ […]

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Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association

When a workers comp insurance carrier in the state of Florida becomes insolvent, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (FWCIGA) evaluates the claims and pays benefits to the injured employees. Fees are assessed from other insurance carriers and self-insured funds throughout the state.

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10 Principles of Workers Comp

Workers compensation is unique in that it is the only type of insurance that does not describe the terms of coverage in the policy documents, but those terms are defined in the state statutes. There are other unusual characteristics of the coverage that are described in this article.

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Great Trade-Off in Workers Comp

In workers’ compensation insurance, the ‘great trade-off’ protects employers because the injured employee agrees to give up his/her right to sue the employer if they receive benefits for the work-related injury. An employer’s ‘exclusive liability’ to an employee who suffers an accidental injury or death arising out of work performed in the course and scope […]

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Jones Act

The Jones Act is a federal law designed to offer remedy and legal protection to sailors, seamen, and other maritime employees who are not covered by state workers compensation and employers liability laws. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act, is compensation legislation intended to allow sailors with injuries to […]

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Longshore and Harbors Workers Comp Coverage

The Longshore and Harbors Workers Compensation Coverage is provided by an endorsement to the workers compensation policy. It covers workers or maritime employees in positions such as longshoremen, harbor workers, shipbuilders, ship-breakers, ship repairers or other employees engaged in loading, unloading, repairing or building vessels. It also covers employees who work on navigable waters, adjoining […]

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