DWC Report Shows Uptick in COVID Claims

Florida workers filed 368 claims for COVID-19 in May, up from 234 in April and 105 in March, according to the latest report from the Division of Workers’ Compensation. A total of 72,680 claims for COVID-19 have been filed since the start of the pandemic with total paid costs exceeding $197.7 million. The DWC reports benefit payments were less than $5,000 for 68,823 of those claims. Self-insured governmental employers paid the largest percentage of benefits despite having fewer claims than private insured employers. Governmental employers paid $117.1 million in benefits on 32,143 claims...