Tracking workers’-compensation regulatory activity in Florida — rate and loss-cost filings, fee-schedule changes, agency bulletins, legislation, and rulings — with original analysis of what each development means for carriers, brokers, and administrators.
The court reversed the First District Court of Appeal and ruled that a car rental manager shot by an unknown assailant late at night is entitled to workers' compensation benefits because his job duties and work environment substantially elevated his risk of assault.
FLflcourts.gov
CS/CS/SB 984, signed by Governor DeSantis, takes effect July 1 and grants former firefighters access to the $25,000 diagnosis payment and disability benefits regardless of whether they continued employer health coverage after leaving service.
FLflsenate.gov
The Department of Financial Services alleges Jacques G. Denomme routed payroll through two money-service businesses over two years to understate exposure; he is charged, not convicted, and the case heads to the Martin County State Attorney.
FLmyfloridacfo.com
Commissioner Mike Yaworsky signed off on the NCCI-filed reduction effective January 1, 2026, extending an eight-year run of falling rates into a ninth.
FLfloir.gov