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Florida court reinterprets comp tolling, revives claim filing window
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (325+ words) A Florida appellate court on Monday set aside a judge of compensation claims" dismissal of a worker"s benefits petition, holding that the state"s workers compensation statute of limitations is tolled " or suspended " when an injured employee receives benefits,…...
Car ownership cost estimates, reality are miles apart
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (108+ words) We're off by almost $4,600. Not counting loan or lease payments, those of us with vehicles peg our annual cost at $2,738, according to survey results disclosed Tuesday. It's $7,303, per the survey, from consumer finance company Synchrony. For millennials and Gen Z…...
State fund must cover longtime injured worker whose company was insolvent
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) In a Jan. 30 decision that reinforces reimbursement rights for reinsurers and insurers involved in long-tail workers compensation claims when employers later become insolvent, the court reversed a Department of Industrial Accidents reviewing board ruling that had denied Employer's Reinsurance Corporation's…...