Lawmakers Get Head Start to Remedy Unconstitutional Attorney Fees

If Florida lawmakers pass new legislation to limit claimants’ attorney fees, those same limits should apply to defense counsel, an injured worker advocate who sits on a  pro-business task force says. The co-chair of another business task force looking at workers’ compensation reforms in Florida said that regardless of what the Legislature decides, any fee schedule must be tied to the benefits awarded to injured workers. Three months before the Florida Legislature convenes its regular 2017 session, workers' compensation is at the front and center of political discours...