Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, March 28
Mar 28, 2012
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
10:00 a.m.– Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Rule Development Workshop. Proposed amendments to Rule 69L-6.019, entitled “Policies and Endorsements Covering Employees Engaged in Work in Florida,” would provide a two-day period for an out-of-state employer and its workers’ compensation carrier to establish that the employer holds a properly endorsed Florida workers’ compensation policy. To view the hearing notice, click here.
Day 2: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. vs. Florida
The Supreme Court’s most conservative justices and its crucial swing voter sharply questioned the government’s right to force people to buy health insurance Tuesday, leaving the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s signature achievement in doubt.
- Blog: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi — Feds are ‘coercing’ Florida to participate in health care overhaul
- Day 3 of Supreme Court’s health care hearings take on new urgency
Hurricane conference focused on safety
Center officials are joining with a consumer advocate group at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida this week to encourage residents to skip taping their windows when a hurricane is heading their way.
Florida’s property insurance reserves are at risk
Legislators were warned that a major hurricane could blast a huge hole in Florida’s property insurance reserves, but little action was taken to address the problem during the session.
Florida Arrests 15 in Alleged Food Truck Insurance Scam
Florida officials said they have busted an alleged $800,000 insurance claims scam in which food trucks were used to stage accidents.
Letter to the Editor: Florida’s new law on no-fault car insurance right to include chiropractic
I thank Representative Jim Boyd for introducing HB119 regarding PIP no-fault Insurance.
Universities, nonprofits accepting federal grants tied to health care reform
Even though Florida lawmakers have rejected millions of dollars in federal health care grants in the past two years, non-governmental organizations all over the state have been accepting the funds.
No Action Expected on Request for ‘Stand Your Ground’ Special Session
With an investigation under way into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and a legislative task force in the wings, a requested special session on the “Stand Your Ground” law isn’t going to be an immediate priority for state leaders.
Blog: Redistricting maps make history with unprecedented scramble for Florida House seats
As the Florida Legislature finished its historic special session and sent a revamped redistricting map back to the state Supreme Court Tuesday, another kind of history was being made.
Blog: Union challenges corrections’ cutback on home visits to offenders
State corrections officials did not go through the proper process when they stopped most home visits with criminals on probation or community control, the union representing corrections workers is alleging in a complaint filed today.
Court upholds Miami-Dade wage ordinance
A Miami-Dade County circuit court has ruled against a challenge of a local “wage theft” ordinance that allows workers to claim unpaid wages and damages from their employers without having to go to court.
Boca woman sues Palm Beach County to take slots vote off November ballot
A Boca Raton woman has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to take a slot machine referendum off the November ballot in Palm Beach County because she believes it “may be nothing more than a straw poll.”
School districts warned not to adopt prayer policies
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, along with other groups, sent letters to school boards this week, warning them not to adopt policies recently allowed by the state that the civil liberties groups says will surely land them in court.
FEMA Director: Private Sector Needs “Seat at the Table” in Disaster Response
The private sector should be engaged early and often in preparing for and responding to natural disasters like hurricanes, the top U.S. emergency management official says.
Disasters, calamities, tragedies, or catastrophes-no matter what we call them, these events happen on a regular basis, and more recent occurrences tend to cancel out memories of the older ones.