Learn about the workers' compensation insurance requirements in Florida, including which businesses need coverage, who is exempt, and how to purchase a policy.
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In Florida, one of the best ways to protect your business and employees is with workers' compensation insurance.
By Thomas A. Robinson, co-author, Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law ; Traveling Employee Injured in Fall Down Employer’s Unobstructed Stairs. Acknowledging that generally, traversing stairs is a neutral risk and injuries resulting therefrom are not compensable under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, but construing the state’s rules on traveling employees, an Illinois appellate court affirmed a finding of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission that a town’s “blight ...
Not all insurance rates in Florida are increasing. Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky on Monday ordered an average 1% rate decrease in workers’ compensation rates effective Jan. …
It sometimes happens that employees get injured or develop a certain illness while working. ; In such situations, employees need protection to cover their expenses and help them return to work as soon as possible. ; For this reason, employers must provide workers’ compensation insurance to all employees who suffer from a work-related injury or illness.
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) maintains a summary of each state’s worker compensation requirements. 8 Lost Wages and Disability Workers’ compensation pays for...
construction companies with one or more employees must carry coverage for all workers, although company officers can apply for exemptions, according to DFS.Topics Florida Workers' Compensation
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440.021 · Exemption of workers’ compensation from chapter 120. 440.03 · Application. 440.04 · Waiver of exemption. 440.05 · Election of exemption; revocation of election; notice; certification. 440.055 · Notice requirements. 440.06 · Failure to secure compensation; effect. 440.075 · When corporate officer rejects chapter; effect. 440.077 · When a corporate officer rejects chapter, effect. 440.09 · Coverage. ...