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Michael MolineSeptember 27, 2016

Florida employers knew a significant increase in workers’ compensation premiums was coming. That didn’t soften the blow that landed Tuesday, when the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved a 14.5 percent average premium hike on new and renewal policies, effective Dec. 1. “Since the decision by the Florida Supreme Court on the Castellanos case to […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 26, 2016

Tony Guzzo is the new Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs at Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. Guzzo was with the state for the last ten years. Most recently, he served as a legislative analyst for the House Health & Human Services Committee, where he worked the past six legislative sessions. Before that, he was an auditor of workers’ […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 13, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott appointed five people Monday to be the newest Judges of Compensation Claims, who handle disputes over workers’ compensation. They are: Frank Clark, 54, of Port Charlotte, an associate with All Injuries Law Firm, P.A. since 2007. Clark was previously a sole practitioner from 1998-2007 and an associate with Shofi, Smith, Hennen, Jenkins, Stanley & Gramovot, […]

Peter SchorschAugust 29, 2016

When the dust settled after Florida’s 2014 elections, there was one clear loser: Florida’s trial attorneys. Here’s what I wrote in my column identifying the winners and losers of that election cycle: You know how sometimes there is a really sh*tty movie released that, despite the bad reviews and poor showing at the box office, […]

Peter SchorschAugust 29, 2016

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. ONE DAY MORE! As Valjean proclaims in Les Miserables: Another day, another destiny. … This never-ending road to Calvary Tomorrow we’ll discover … What our God in Heaven has in store! … One more dawn … One more day … One day more! Tomorrow, hundreds of candidates will discover what […]

Staff ReportsAugust 19, 2016

There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations — National Right to Life, the Florida Medical Association, and the Florida Retail Federation — issued endorsements. — Local law enforcement officials have thrown their support behind Neal Dunn in […]

Peter SchorschAugust 13, 2016

One of the truisms of Tallahassee is how arcane policy subjects that barely register with the average citizen become life-or-death topics among denizens of The Process. So it goes with worker’s comp. The town is atwitter in anticipation of Tuesday’s Office of Insurance Regulation hearing on a proposed nearly 20 percent hike in premiums for workers’ […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. HILLARY CLINTON SAYS VP PICK TIM KAINE IS EVERYTHING GOP TICKET ISN’T Hillary Clinton debuted running mate Sen. Tim Kaine on Saturday as a can-do progressive committed to social justice and equality […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

In Jacksonville, Associated Industries of Florida held the last of three planned town hall meetings Wednesday to discuss the impact of the state’s workers’ compensation system on employers and employees. The Jacksonville event included Sens. Aaron Bean and Audrey Gibson and Rep. Cyndi Stevenson in the audience. This is a timely initiative for AIF: the insurance industry seeks a nearly 20 […]

Peter SchorschJuly 5, 2016

One of the most undercovered, yet indispensable, parts of the fiscal year in Jacksonville: The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee, which is a misnomer, as one never actually sees the Mayor in the room. If the posted schedule is correct, that committee wraps Wednesday, with a “clean up” session slated for next Tuesday afternoon to resolve any issues left […]

"Workers' compensation"

Florida business up in arms about 14.5 percent worker comp rate hike

Personnel note: Tony Guzzo heads to AHCA

Rick Scott taps 5 as Judges of Compensation Claims

Trial lawyers with most to gain in Florida’s primary elections

Sunburn for 8.29.16 — One day more!

Endorsement Watch: National Right to Life, the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Retail Federation and others issue endorsements

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Girding for battle, claiming the gold

Sunburn for 7.25.16 – From the Democratic National Convention to Comic-Con

AIF sounds alarm on workers comp changes in Jacksonville

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