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Twice-fired Parks and Rec Worker’s FMLA Interference Claim Runs out of Gas
Twice-fired Parks and Rec Worker’s FMLA Interference Claim Runs out of Gas

St. Petersburg, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer’s good faith efforts to respond to an FMLA request can go a long way toward defeating an FMLA interference claim. A case involving a parks and recreation worker […]
Employees Killed in Workplace Accidents
Employees Killed in Workplace Accidents

Leacock Township, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several employees were killed in on-the-job accidents last week including one who was killed when the inn she was working in exploded. John E. Smucker, II, owner of the Bird-in-Hand […]
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Failure to Secure Workers’ Compensation
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Failure to Secure Workers’ Compensation

Clearwater, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Florida, employers that fail to secure the payment of compensation, as provided in s. 440.10, by failing to meet the requirements of 440.38 may not, in any suit brought against them by an […]
Court Case Update, Florida—November 2023 
Court Case Update, Florida—November 2023 

On October 25, 2023, the Florida First District Court of Appeal, in Siena v. Orange County Fire Rescue/CCMSI, held that the spouse of a firefighter who died of cancer is entitled to death benefits under workers […]
Former Health Plan Risk Adjustment Director Indicted for Fraud Charges
Former Health Plan Risk Adjustment Director Indicted for Fraud Charges

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Starting in 1996 Anthem, Inc was one of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., offering medical coverage through its association and acquisition of Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. In 2022, […]
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Repetitive Trauma Claims
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Repetitive Trauma Claims

In Florida, an accidental injury is compensable if it arises out of work performed in the course and scope of employment. This is the case even if the injury, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or […]
What Do You Think: Can Waffle House Cook Burned by Manager’s Back ‘Popping’ Get Medical Benefits? 
What Do You Think: Can Waffle House Cook Burned by Manager’s Back ‘Popping’ Get Medical Benefits? 

Tallahassee, FL ((WorkersCompensation.com) – An injury that occurs in the course and scope of employment is generally compensable. But what if it occurs at work, during work hours, but the immediate cause is not a […]
Video Supports Fla. Hospital’s View that Fired Mental Health Tech Lost it on Patient
Video Supports Fla. Hospital’s View that Fired Mental Health Tech Lost it on Patient

Atlantis, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Many workers’ compensation retaliation claims come down to the issue of whether the employer genuinely believed an employee’s conduct merited termination.As the case Francois v. JFK Medical Ctr., No. 4D22-1627. (Fla. […]