Compliance Corner Did you know that there are exemptions from workers' compensation coverage in Florida and those exemptions depend on whether the employer is in the construction industry or not? Simply Research subscribers do, but […]

Glossary Check If you needed a definition for wage replacement benefits in Florida, along with related terminology, you could have that information with a couple of clicks on Simply Research. We highlight some of it […]

Webinar Wrap Up What's going on in Florida workers' compensation? A recent WCRI webinar covered trends, costs, and, as you might expect for the Sunshine State, the role of hot temperatures in workplace injuries. Medical […]

Caselaw Roundup For those who read about the Florida worker who ran into statute of limitations troubles on his workers' compensation claim learned that a pending request for attorney's fees wouldn't toll, or pause, the […]

Case File An employee's initial petition for benefits, which was later voluntarily dismissed before the employer's acceptance of compensability or adjudication of any entitlement to compensation or medical benefits did not continue to toll the […]

Case File In a matter of first impression a Florida appellate court found that Florida statutes' governing procedures for workers' compensation mediation and hearings precluded a challenge to the admissibility of expert medical advisor opinions […]

Admissibility of Expert Medical Adviser (EMA) Opinions in Workers' Compensation Proceedings On September 3, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal of Florida, in Sedgwick Claims Management Services v. Thompson, considered for the first time whether […]

Case File Following a workers' compensation injury, questions arose about what functions were and weren't essential to a truck driver's job. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. Case Hardin […]