Plus, the huge increase in mental health leaves
Healthcare costs are set to double for millions across Florida in 2026, looming elimination of enhanced premium federal tax credits puts Florida families in jeopardy of losing their health coverage, and mental …
The turnaround in remote work
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy released a memo earlier this month effectively putting an end to remote work at the company by requiring in-person five-day work weeks starting January 2, 2025. This is a definitive step …
Plus, sending the homeless to camp
A statewide grand jury releases its first report finding many COVID-19 prevention policies harmful and counterintuitive, Florida legislation advances to get homeless people off the streets and into designated camps, and more Americans report …
COVID, condos among bills filed
There is other action to report from the Florida Legislature’s first week of committee meetings, including new bills filed on insurance coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests and requirements for condo board members, along with a …
Workers’ Comp to feel the risk, too
It may come as no surprise that states with the highest hurricane risk and that are suffering the highest number of COVID-19 cases might have an especially big problem if the two catastrophes …
This weekend I hosted an emergency room physician in my home for the weekend as he was on assignment temporarily in Taylor County (Perry) Florida. He worked 12-hour shifts for two days and then is off for two days. So …
Workers’ Comp rates declining again
As the number of coronavirus cases has grown in Florida, so too has the number of workers’ compensation insurance claims from those who say they’ve been infected. A new report shows that nearly 12,000 COVID-19 …