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Category Archives: Workers’ Compensation

FIC: FIGA and FWCIGA Bill Passes Senate

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 26, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 540, dealing with FIGA and FWCIGA, passed the Senate on February 26, 2020 with a vote of 40-0. The bill is supported by FIGA and FWCIGA and is substantially similar to a bill that passed the House last year, but not the Senate. Regarding FIGA assessments, the bill…

FIC: Workers’ Comp Nurse Registry Attendant Care Bill Heads To Senate Floor – Already Passed House

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 26, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill relating to the use of nurse registries in workers’ compensation cases is in good position to pass this Session. The House passed their bill, HB 437, to the Senate on February 20, 2020 with a vote of 118-0 and sent the bill to the Senate.   The…

FIC: Workers’ Comp Nurse Registry Attendant Care Bill Moves In Senate & Passes House

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 20, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills relating to the use of nurse registries in workers’ compensation cases moved in the House and Senate this week. The House bill (HB 437) was heard on the House floor on special order on February 19, 2020 and approved for final passage on February 20, 2020 with a…

FIC: FIGA and FWCIGA Bill Ready For Floor Vote In Senate

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 20, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 540, dealing with FIGA and FWCIGA, was heard for the first time on the Senate floor on February 19, 2020 and rolled to third reading.  The Senate should vote on the bill during its next floor Session which is next Wednesday. The bill is supported by FIGA and…

FIC: Workers’ Comp Drug Free Workplace Changes Clears Another Senate Committee

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 17, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1186 makes changes to the drug-free workplace programs in Chapters 112 and 440, F.S.  to align Florida’s drug free workplace law with the federal drug free workplace law. The bill was approved by its second Senate committee of reference on February 17, 2020 without amendment. It has one…

FIC: JCC Salary Increase Now In Last House and Senate Committee

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 13, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill (SB 1298) to increase the salaries of Judges of Compensation Claims (JCCs) to that of county court judges passed its second Senate committee on February 13, 2020.  The bill was amended to conform to the House bill.  Both House and Senate bills have one committee left.  …

FIC: Workers’ Comp Drug Free Workplace Changes Moves In House

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 11, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1297 makes changes to the drug-free workplace programs in Chapters 112 and 440, F.S.  to align Florida’s drug free workplace law with the federal drug free workplace law. The bill was approved by its second House committee of reference on February 11, 2020 without amendment.  The bill has…

FIC: FIGA and FWCIGA Bill Passes Last Senate Committee

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 5, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 540, dealing with FIGA and FWCIGA, unanimously passed its last Senate committee on February 5, 2020 and will be next heard on the Senate floor.  The bill was not amended.  It is supported by FIGA and FWCIGA and is substantially similar to a bill that passed the House…

FIC: JCC Salary Increase Approved By House Committee

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 4, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 4, 2020, the House Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Committee passed a bill to increase the salary of the Judges of Compensation Claims (JCCs) to that of county court judges.  The bill was not amended and had no debate.  It has two committees left.   HB 1049…

FIC: Workers’ Comp Drug Free Workplace Changes Out Of First House Committee

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellFebruary 4, 2020

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1297 makes changes to the drug-free workplace programs in Chapters 112 and 440, F.S.  to align Florida’s drug free workplace law with the federal drug free workplace law. The bill was approved by its first House committee of reference on February 4, 2020 with a strike all amendment…

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