Florida Statute 440.075 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 440
WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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F.S. 440.075

440.075 When corporate officer rejects chapter; effect.—Every corporate officer who elects to reject this chapter shall, in any action to recover damages for injury or death brought against the corporate employer, proceed as at common law, and the employer in such suit may avail itself of all defenses that exist at common law.

History.—s. 4, ch. 74-197; s. 23, ch. 78-300; s. 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1.

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Cases Citing Statute 440.075

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Charles Gladden v. Fisher Thomas, Inc., The Green etc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 19, 2017 | Docket: 6226569

Published

exemption on workers’ compensation immunity is section 440.075, which permits an exempt corporate officer

Dobbins v. Weber

585 So. 2d 1143, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 9150, 1991 WL 181515

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 18, 1991 | Docket: 64661605

Published

2d 320 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). However, under section 440.075 he retained his right to maintain an action