Florida Gov's Commission Admits "Little Progress"

The Florida Governor's Commission on Workers' Compensation is making little progress toward creating a set of legislative recommendations as it ended its third meeting with few indications of how it will proceed. Several themes are emerging, however, including that steps need to be taken to address the lack of coverage for small employers and handle litigation disputes. The commission spent its third meeting September 24 largely listening to a series of speakers who offered their views on the system. A major topic of concern was the impact of SB 108 that ended the use of exemptions on commer...