August 25, 2015
On Friday, August 21, 2015, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed the 2016 Florida Workers' Compensation Rate Filing with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The filing proposes a Statewide average premium decrease of 2.2 percent. If approved, the new rates will
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August 24, 2015
R. Stephen Coonrod has been selected for inclusion in the 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his practice in the area of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers.
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August 18, 2015
Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) today announced its engagement of the law firm of McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A. to enhance the workers' compensation legal and industry expertise available to its members.
AIF Workers' Comp Strategic Alliance Announcement.pdf
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July 7, 2015
Every year, the annual WCI Workers’ Compensation Conference draws nearly 7,000 people from all areas of the workers’ compensation industry, as well as nationally and internationally, to Orlando for a comprehensive education experience and tremendous opportunities for networking. Information
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June 30, 2015
Periodically, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will issue updated guidance to it investigators to focus on what it considers key employee risks. On June 25, 2015, OSHA issued a memorandum, located at https://www.osha.gov/dep/enforcement/inpatient_insp_06252015.html setting
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June 19, 2015
In a recent decision by the California Labor Commission, the internet/smart phone-based transportation system, Uber, suffered a meaningful set back when the tribunal declared a driver-for-hire using the system to be an employee, instead of an independent contractor. In making its determination, the
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June 12, 2015
Recently, OSHA formed an alliance with the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) to raise awareness for issues related to transgender employees (The agreement can be seen at https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/alliances/ncte/ncte_20150427_final.html). Among the key issues associated with the
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June 11, 2015
McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Weaver, P.A. is pleased to announce the selection of three firm partners as 2015 Florida Super Lawyers.
James N. Mcconnaughhay and R. Stephen Coonrod were selected as top practitioners in the area of workers' compensation defense.
Brian S. Duffy was
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April 22, 2015
McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A. is proud to announce Melissa A. Volk of the firm's Sarasota office has received an AV Peer Review Rating from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.
Melissa was given an AV rating from her peers, which means that she was deemed to have very
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April 2, 2015
McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A. is proud to announce Suzanne Gutierrez of the firm's Ft. Lauderdale office has received an AV Peer Review Rating from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.
Suzanne was given an AV rating from her peers, which means that she was deemed to have
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