Florida Statute 440.015 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
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Chapter 440
WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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F.S. 440.015

440.015 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature that the Workers’ Compensation Law be interpreted so as to assure the quick and efficient delivery of disability and medical benefits to an injured worker and to facilitate the worker’s return to gainful reemployment at a reasonable cost to the employer. It is the specific intent of the Legislature that workers’ compensation cases shall be decided on their merits. The workers’ compensation system in Florida is based on a mutual renunciation of common-law rights and defenses by employers and employees alike. In addition, it is the intent of the Legislature that the facts in a workers’ compensation case are not to be interpreted liberally in favor of either the rights of the injured worker or the rights of the employer. Additionally, the Legislature hereby declares that disputes concerning the facts in workers’ compensation cases are not to be given a broad liberal construction in favor of the employee on the one hand or of the employer on the other hand, and the laws pertaining to workers’ compensation are to be construed in accordance with the basic principles of statutory construction and not liberally in favor of either employee or employer. It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure the prompt delivery of benefits to the injured worker. Therefore, an efficient and self-executing system must be created which is not an economic or administrative burden. The department, agency, the Office of Insurance Regulation, and the Division of Administrative Hearings shall administer the Workers’ Compensation Law in a manner which facilitates the self-execution of the system and the process of ensuring a prompt and cost-effective delivery of payments.

History.—s. 8, ch. 90-201; s. 6, ch. 91-1; s. 1, ch. 93-415; s. 10, ch. 2002-194; s. 466, ch. 2003-261; s. 3, ch. 2012-135.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 440.015

Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 440.015

Total Results: 20

American Airlines Group American Airlines and Sedgwick CMS v. Alejandro Lopez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-22

Snippet: benefits: indemnity benefits, governed by section 440.15 of the Florida Statutes; and remedial treatment

Bottling Group, LLC v. Giovanni E. Bastien

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-04-24

Snippet: reemployment at a reasonable cost to the employer.” § 440.015, Fla. Stat. (2021). The law operates without regard

Gulf Management, Inc., and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. v. Talmadge Wall

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-11-29

Snippet: total disability benefits (“PTD”) under section 440.15(1), Florida Statutes. Gulf Management asserts several

KATHLEEN WEAVER vs VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-10-21

Snippet: while they remained disabled. See generally § 440.15, Fla. Stat. (2019). The passage of section

DIVESTON MERLIEN v. JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC., SHERIDIAN 441, LLC and BENDLES RENTALS, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-07-22

Snippet: policy.” It conforms to public policy. Section 440.015, Florida Statutes (2017), states: It is

PATTY DAVIS v. SHERIDAN HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SHERIDAN RADIOLOGY SERVICES OF PINELLAS, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-10-16

Snippet: its intended application is set out in section 440.015: It is the intent of the Legislature

SBCR, Inc. d/b/a Southern Concrete Repair, BITCO Insurance Companies v. Calvin Doss

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-08-01

Citation: 275 So. 3d 1290

Snippet: the JCC found that, in accordance with section 440.15(1)(f), Florida Statutes (2008), Claimant continued

MJM Electric, Inc./OCIP and Sedgwick CMS v. William Spencer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-07-29

Citation: 275 So. 3d 1283

Snippet: restrictions on the employee’s ability to work. § 440.15(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (2017); see also Wyeth/Pharma

Publix Risk Management and Publix Super Markets, Inc. v. Teresa Carter

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-07-29

Snippet: 1 After Ahles, the Legislature amended § 440.15(4) to create an absolute bar to TPD benefits for

Frederick Clarke v. Florida Department of Financial Services/ The Division of Risk Management

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-07-23

Citation: 275 So. 3d 846

Snippet: has been removed from the statute, section 440.15(4)(a) “pins remuneration on what the employee ‘is

Sharon Varricchio v. St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts and Ascension Insurance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-29

Citation: 271 So. 3d 1206

Snippet: impairment benefits (“IBs”) pursuant to section 440.15(3), Florida Statutes (2013). The E/C then filed

Sedgwick CMS and The Hartford/Sedgwick CMS v. Tammitha Valcourt-Williams

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-05

Snippet: an efficient and self-executing system. § 440.015, Fla. Stat. Indeed,

Sedgwick CMS and The Hartford/Sedgwick CMS v. Tammitha Valcourt-Williams

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-05

Citation: 271 So. 3d 1133

Snippet: an efficient and self-executing system. § 440.015, Fla. Stat. Indeed,

Kneer v. Lincare and Travelers Insurance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-03

Citation: 267 So. 3d 1077

Snippet: Subject to the payment of permanent benefits under s. 440.15, in no event shall temporary benefits for a compensable

Kneer v. Lincare and Travelers Insurance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-03

Citation: 267 So. 3d 1077

Snippet: Subject to the payment of permanent benefits under s. 440.15, in no event shall temporary benefits for a compensable

William Kneer v. Lincare and Travelers Insurance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-03

Snippet: the payment of permanent benefits under s. 440.15, in no event shall temporary benefits for a

Nicole Payne v. Allstaff Inc/Summit

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-13

Snippet: February 2017. TPD benefits under section 440.15(4)(a), Florida Statutes (2016), are payable “only

United States Fire Insurance Company and Oxford Shops of South Florida v. Virginia Hackett

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-14

Citation: 260 So. 3d 532

Snippet: efficiently without skewing in favor of either side. § 440.015, Fla. Stat. Authority for IME We further

Matthew Marraffino v. Stericycle/Sedgwick CMS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-11-30

Citation: 260 So. 3d 1115

Snippet: addressed in the prior order. Under section 440.15(4)(a), Florida Statutes (2014), TPD benefits are

Employbridge and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. v. Viviana Llanes Rodriguez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-07

Citation: 255 So. 3d 453

Snippet: offered by her employer was justifiable under § 440.15(6), Florida Statutes. We reverse because the record