With the prospects of immigration reform looming and the potential for the sequester to have an effect on the federal government’s ability to provide related services, many employers in the U.S. are wondering how these developments might affect undocumented workers. …
Describing the insidious activity that comprises all kinds of insurance fraud in terms of the long-term battle that it is, NICB President and CEO Joe Wehrle said in Orlando, “We have a shared responsibility to win this conflict. NICB, member …
A Florida district court judge’s ruling that declared unconstitutional a 104-week limitation on injured workers’ temporary benefits has left insurers and employers scrambling to come up with a legislative solution as the state’s 60-day legislative session began this week. The …
Authorities say 10 homes are among two dozen structures burned by a brush fire in Florida’s Ocala National Forest. U.S., state and Marion County firefighters have been working to contain the blaze since Saturday over an area more than 1,900 …
A potential class action lawsuit filed against the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. alleges the company purposefully deprived customers of windstorm mitigation discounts through an arbitrary re-inspection program that lawyers estimate has cost customers nearly $200 million in lost credits. …
The attorney for three NASCAR fans injured last weekend during a race the day before the Daytona 500 says they are exploring a possible lawsuit, but some experts say they could face tough obstacles in winning damages. Matt Morgan, the …
Domenick Pucillo, one of the ringleaders in the fraud schemes targeted as part of continuing enforcement efforts under “Operation Dirty Money” was arrested, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. Pucillo filed false documentation with the Florida Office of …
The auditorium at St. Petersburg High School is open for business almost six months after a fire swept through the building. The Tampa Bay Times reports the Pinellas County School District spent about $350,000 to repair the damage caused by …
Florida investigators contacted more than 770 employers and issued 70 citations to construction companies and other businesses that put their employees at risk by failing to carry the required workers’ compensation insurance, the result of a two-day statewide sweep of …
Florida has hosted a five-day national hurricane exercise to test the ability of state, local, federal and private emergency responders to communicate with each other. Operation Radar II ended Friday at the Florida National Guard’s Camp Blanding Joint Training Center …