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Workers’ Compensation’s Constitutionality to be Decided by Florida Supreme Court

Jul 21, 2015

When the news that the Florida Supreme Court has been asked to decide on the constitutionality of our state’s worker’s compensation law, we took notice. At Wayne Anthony Insurance our expertise lies in many types of insurance. Not only can we provide robust personal policies to families, home and property owners, we also are on the forefront of insuring businesses for all their needs.

On June 24 th the Florida Third District Court of Appeals dismissed a case pertaining to the constitutionality of our state’s workers’ comp system. The case was dismissed citing procedural issues, and the plaintiffs have requested the Florida Supreme Court look at the case.

The case’s history began in 2010 when a worker was injured on the job. He and other injured workers were forced to retire due to long-term effects of the injury. In 2013 employee advocacy group took on the case and noticed that a provision of the Florida Workers’ Comp law added in 2003 no longer gave workers a fair deal.

Over years of being litigated, the district court decided that the case itself had strayed from it’s original intent and thus dismissed the case. Now it will be up to the Florida Supreme Court to deicide the constitutionality of the current Workers’ Compensation Law, should they decide to hear it.

We’ll make sure to keep you informed on the court’s ruling if they decide to hear the case. In the mean time, if you have any questions about keeping your workers safe and your business’ level of Workers’ Comp Insurance, give your insurance agent a call today.

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