Reform Bill Pulled From Commerce Committee Agenda

A workers’ compensation reform bill that was supposed to be heard before the House Commerce Committee today was pulled from the agenda late Tuesday. House Bill 7085, sponsored by Rep. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills and chairman of the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, would increase the duration of total temporary wage-replacement benefits from 104 weeks to 260 weeks, in accordance with the Florida Supreme Court's decision in Bradley Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg. The bill also would address the court’s ruling last year in Marvin Castellanos v. Next Door C...