Tag Archives: workers compensation
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Florida’s workers’ compensation system has been the subject consternation for some time now. The issue once again came to the forefront of media attention when the state’s new professional football team in the newly formed Alliance of American Football (AAF), the Orlando Apollos, decided they would begin practicing in Georgia because of the state’s workers’… Read More »
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The National Football League has been under fire for several years for its unwillingness to appropriately compensate former players for brain injuries they suffered during their careers. Now, retired athletes in south Florida are suing the league to recognize chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a traumatic brain disease associated with repeated head injuries, as an occupational… Read More »
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Every state in the country, including Florida, has a workers’ compensation law that protects employees by providing them with benefits in the event that they become injured on the job. If you have suffered a workplace accident, it’s important to know whether or not you’re eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation eligibility As long… Read More »