Recent Posts in Tampa Bay Business Journal Posted By Ben Cristal 8-Dec-2016 Impact on Florida Workers' Compensation Claims from Legalizing Marijuana For those of you that feel that the Florida State Constitution does not have enough amendments, you can add the legalization of “Medical” Marijuana to list. The legal language of Amendment 2 was written to explicitly allow medical ... Continue Reading Posted By Ben Cristal 18-Nov-2016 The Fourth DCA Attempts To Eliminate The Century Old Agreement Between Labor And Industry In 1911, following the Triangle Waist Company Fire, the country began to debate “The Great Trade-off” between labor and industry began which led to the creation of the modern concept of workers’ compensation in Florida. In order for ... Continue Reading Posted By Ben Cristal 16-Nov-2016 FL Workers' Comp Bulletin: Florida's First DCA Piles On Where The Supreme Court Left Off You may recall the recent ruling contained in the Supreme Court decision in Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, 194 So.3d 311 (Fla. 2016). This was the case that found the 104 week limitation on Temporary Total Disability benefits to be ... Continue Reading
