Florida Workers’ Compensation Ruling Could Cost $65 Million, Says NCCI

This could impact future workers' compensation rates in FL.

A Florida court’s ruling that the state’s 104-week limit on injured workers’ temporary benefits is unconstitutional could increase costs by $65 million, says the workers’ compensation industry’s rating organization.

The National Council on Compensation Insurance released its analysis of a Florida First District Court of Appeals judge’s ruling in a case [Bradley Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, No. 1D12-3563, February 2013] that has triggered industry concern.

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