ORLANDO, Florida — Most states are racing to the bottom on providing adequate workers’ compensation benefits, but Florida has a unique Constitution that prevents legislative overreach on reducing comp awards, a national expert said here Tuesday.
Professor Michael Duff from the University of Wyoming College of Law was one of five panelists to address the current state of the grand bargain — the balance between an implicit requirement of benefit adequacy for injured workers and employer immunity from torts.
The panel addressed hundreds of attendees at the 7...
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