Workers hurt on the job in Florida have the right to pursue compensation through the state’s workers’ compensation system.

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So, here’s the headline: Florida workers’ compensation rates are dropping 6.9% statewide starting January 1, 2026. That means lower premiums for a lot of employers and, honestly, a new set of numbers ...

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Florida businesses could see a slight decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates in 2025, continuing a series of years of lower rates. The National Council on Compensation Insurance, which ...

The state has to review the proposal, which could go into effect in January. Florida businesses could see a big cut in workers’ compensation insurance rates in 2024. The National Council on ...

Every year in Florida, people are sent to prison for crimes they did not commit. This injustice would be bad enough but ...

The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Workers' Compensation issued 94 stop-work orders to businesses after an April sweep of construction sites to verify employers' compliance with ...

Workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida should decrease by an average 6.9% in 2026 under a proposal by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. Submitted last month, the NCCI’s ...