School District Not Worried About Comp Claims After Teachers Return to Class

The head of Florida's second-largest school district said he's not too concerned about a potential spike in COVID-19 workers' compensation claims after hundreds of teachers returned to classrooms. “The district is fully aware of its responsibilities under Florida workers' compensation law,” Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie wrote in a letter this week to a claimants' attorney. Attorney Geoff Bichler, on behalf of the Broward Teachers Union, had warned Runcie two weeks ago that forcing teachers with health conditions back into classroom...