Jason DelgadoJanuary 16, 2021
1min841
The association cited pandemic restrictions and an abundance of caution.
Tag: Associated Industries
Jason DelgadoJanuary 16, 2021
Guest AuthorMarch 10, 2020
3min459
It’s not always a bad thing to start over.
Staff ReportsMarch 28, 2017
8min211
The Senate Government Oversight and Accountability Committee voted 5-1 to approve a proposal (SB 596) that would allow telecommunications companies to put small wireless communications infrastructure in public rights-of-way. Tom Feeney, president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida: “AIF supports legislation to bring technology of the future to Florida, allowing our communities to be […]
Michael MolineFebruary 14, 2017
5min477
Associated Industries of Florida released its fix for rising workers’ compensation rates Tuesday. The lobby’s proposed legislation would make injured employees responsible for their own attorney fees. The draft bill stipulates that “a claimant is responsible for payment of her or his own attorney fees” for litigation arising from a claim. “A judge of compensation […]
Michael MolineDecember 13, 2016
7min572
As debate opened Tuesday over Florida’s 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation premiums, trial attorneys on the Florida Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee targeted the group that proposes insurance rates for carriers in the state. Sens. Greg Steube and Gary Farmer Jr., both attorneys, endeavored to shift the focus from attorney fees — widely blamed […]
Michael MolineDecember 7, 20167min468
The first blow landed Wednesday in an anticipated legislative battle over workers’ compensation, when state House member Cord Byrd of Neptune Beach filed legislation to make participation in the system optional. The bill also would take on attorney fees, a major bone of contention for business leaders in the state. It would allow lawyers to […]
Martin DyckmanNovember 11, 2016
7min363
On one of my earliest days covering the Florida Legislature, I was walking along the main hall a few feet behind Jack Lee, the lobbyist for Associated Industries, when a document dropped out of his portfolio. He didn’t seem to notice, so I picked it up, intending to return it to him. I barely had […]
Peter SchorschAugust 1, 2016
4min189
The Florida Chamber of Commerce last week rolled out a second round of endorsements in legislative races across the state. There are more than 400 candidates who have qualified to run for the 160 seats in the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate. With this latest round of endorsements, the Chamber is now backing 110 candidates […]
Staff ReportsJuly 28, 2016
5min510
The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) business lobby is forming a “Florida Workers’ Compensation Strategic Task Force” after court decisions they said will collectively cost businesses in the hundreds of millions. The task force evolved from a series of “Helping Florida Work” town halls in Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami this summer “to foster ideas and […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 12, 2016
2min159
The Florida delegation to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland has been invited to a private welcome reception next Tuesday hosted by Associated Industries of Florida and Anheuser-Busch. The event, which will be held the second night of the convention, will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant & Club on 4th Street […]