April 19, 2024
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Who Said That?
Florida's quote of the day
" I would submit that 80 percent or more of the employees injured are injured under their own volition. "
-- Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka
Florida is already one of the hardest states for workers seeking treatment or lost wages when injured on the job.
Now lawmakers are trying again to make it more difficult for employees to sue when they have wrongly been denied workers’ compensation. Competing House and Senate bills would impose new caps on workers’ attorney fees in such disputes, which critics say will discourage lawyers from taking cases.
Backers don’t entirely deny the charge.
Read more at the Miami Herald.
