April 6, 2017

Tallahassee, Fla. – The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) today released the following statement on behalf of its President & CEO Tom Feeney, who also serves as the chair of its “Florida Workers’ Compensation Strategic Task Force,” that applauds the Florida House Commerce Committee for passing House Bill 7085, by the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee and Representative Danny Burgess, relating to Workers’ Compensation.  HB 7085 will now head to the House floor.

“AIF applauds the Florida House Commerce Committee for passing HB 7085 out of its committee today.  This is solid legislation that will go a long way in rectifying our state’s workers’ compensation system. 

“Florida deserves a stable, self-executing and affordable system to care for injured workers, and this bill includes some of the proposals Florida’s business community proposed under our ‘Florida Workers’ Compensation Strategic Task Force.’ 

“AIF thanks Representative Burgess for his work on this good bill and looks forward to seeing it advance to the full House.”
  
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