Who is NOT covered by Workers' Compensation?

• 07/07/17
• Terry Bogyo

For the last few months I have been researching the public policy criteria for determining who is  covered by workers’ compensation and who is not.  From ...
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Re-imagining the Grand Bargain Without Exclusive Remedy

• 07/07/17
• Bill Minick

One-quarter of all Texas employers have accepted negligence liability exposure for worker injuries. That’s over 80,000 companies that employ 2 million workers ...
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An Anonymous Letter in November

• 07/06/17
• David Langham

I received a copy of an anonymous letter last November. It was addressed to Governor Rick Scott. The writer expressed concerns and questions about Florida's drug-free ...
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Protecting Privacy in Florida

• 07/06/17
• David Langham

Two Florida WorkCompCentral stories recently caught my eye. In Under Settlement, Telemedicine Doc to Stop Treating Injured Workers, the recruiting of patients was ...
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Sharing Everything or is it TMI

• 07/06/17
• David Langham

Young people today sometimes speak in acronyms. It is not necessarily that they like them, it may be simply that they do not want the rest of us to understand them ...
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Rousmaniere: The Upcoming Work Safety Agenda

• 07/05/17
• Peter Rousmaniere

About 900,000 work injuries involving at least one day of lost time will occur this year.  How might that be lowered within a five year planning horizon to, say ...
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Adapting to a Changing Environment is Key to Workers' Compensation Success

• 06/30/17
• Bill Donnell

Do you remember the days when you had to make a trip to Blockbuster to rent a movie? Most kids now have no idea of that concept, thanks to streaming services like ...
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Outstanding Florida Millennials Recognized

• 06/29/17
• David Langham

Almost two years ago, I was invited to attend an informational meeting about an organization called Kids' Chance. I was familiar with it generally, but the meeting was ...
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The Meaning of Legislative Words

• 06/27/17
• David Langham

I have spent a fair portion of my spring reading bills and watching hearings. the 2017 session was lively and interesting. Much of a bill's procession can be seen on a ...
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