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 ...

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Tampa Bay Republican Rep. Traci Koster has sponsored this same bill ever since she was elected to the House in 2020. Credit: Photo via Florida House of Representatives The Florida Legislature is ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – There’s some good news for Florida businesses struggling to keep afloat during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: Workers’ compensation insurance rates will ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A year ago as COVID-19 began casting a shadow over the nation, Florida’s economy was booming. The state’s unemployment rate in February 2020 was 2.8%, the lowest on record. Essentially, we were at ...