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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 900 dealing with insurance coverage for firefighters diagnosed with cancer passed the Senate Community Affairs Committee on February 13, 2018 with one amendment. The Senate bill has two committees left. The House bill, HB 695, is likely dead. It was workshopped in its first subcommittee where a discussion…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1412 makes the salary of a Judge of Compensation Claim (JCC) equal to the salary of a county court judge with the Deputy Chief JCC making $1,000 more than a county court judge. The bill unanimously passed its second Senate committee on February 8, 2018 and has…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 30, 2018, the House Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee passed HB 227 with a strike all amendment (#982389) to narrow the scope of the bill. The amended bill loosens the requirements for first responders to collect workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD when there is no physical injury.…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills dealing with insurance coverage for firefighters diagnosed with cancer were heard in the House and Senate on January 30, 2018. The Senate bill passed its first committee. The House bill was workshopped in its first subcommittee where a discussion of it was held, but no vote taken. Because…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1412 makes the salary of a Judge of Compensation Claim (JCC) equal to the salary of a county court judge with the Deputy Chief JCC making $1,000 more than a county court judge. The bill passed its first Senate committee on January 25, 2018 and has two committees…
The Florida House passed their workers’ comp reform bill, HB 7009, today by a vote of 74-30. A copy of the bill that passed and the staff analysis are attached. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration. The Senate does not have a workers’ comp reform bill filed, so at this time…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 11, 2018, the House workers’ compensation reform bill, HB 7009, was heard on the floor for the first time and rolled to third reading. It can be voted on for passage on January 12, 2018, the next time the House is in Session. No floor amendments were…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On December 5, 2017, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee passed SB 376 with one amendment. The bill loosens the requirements for first responders to collect workers’ compensation indemnity benefits for PTSD when there is no physical injury. This is the second year the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On November 14, 2017, the House workers’ compensation reform bill passed its first committee with one amendment. This year’s bill is a committee bill, PCB COM 18-01 with Rep. Burgess-R handling the bill again this year. The House Speaker will now review the bill to determine if additional committee…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On November 7, 2017, the House Commerce Committee filed a committee bill to reform workers’ compensation. The bill, PCB COM 18-01 will be heard and voted on when the Committee meets next week, on November 14, 2017. Thus, it appears the House leadership is fast-tracking worker’s comp reform which…