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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

Florida Workers' Comp

Americans were more apt to work in manufacturing than they do now. There was no Americans with Disabilities Act, no Family Medical Leave Act, and even the ground-breaking Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not even a decade old. WalMart was just a decade old in 1972, with 51 stores.

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Are Workers’ Comp Insurers ready for what comes next in the COVID-19 crisis?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

For workers’ compensation insurers, there are additional complications in their day-to-day operations. The medical and rehabilitation services often provided by workers’ compensation typically are very “hands on”. The degree to which this challenge may impact particular insurers remains to be seen but the risk is real.