Florida Statute 440.22 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 440
WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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F.S. 440.22

440.22 Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors.—No assignment, release, or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under this chapter except as provided by this chapter shall be valid, and such compensation and benefits shall be exempt from all claims of creditors, and from levy, execution and attachments or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may not be waived. However, the exemption of workers’ compensation claims from creditors does not extend to claims based on an award of child support or alimony.

History.—s. 22, ch. 17481, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 5966(22); 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; s. 18, ch. 2001-91; s. 49, ch. 2001-158.

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Amendments to 440.22

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 440.22

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 440.22.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 440.22

Total Results: 19

PROF. CONS. SERV. v. Hartford Life and Acc. Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-07-16

Citation: 849 So. 2d 446, 2003 WL 21654258

Snippet: annuities, and benefits "shall be unassignable"); § 440.22, Fla. Stat. (2000) (stating that no assignment

Stetson v. Extendicare, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-27

Citation: 851 So. 2d 767, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 9495

Snippet: of Frances Stetson’s rights pursuant to section 440.022, Florida Statutes (1997). This complaint was dismissed

Sullo v. Cinco Star, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-05-05

Citation: 755 So. 2d 822, 2000 WL 553916

Snippet: represented by the CD were exempt pursuant to section 440.22, Florida Statutes (1997), which provides: Assignment

J.G. Wentworth, S.S.C., L.P. v. Safeco Life Insurance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-11-24

Citation: 755 So. 2d 138, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 15677

Snippet: agreement was invalid as a violation of section 440.22, Florida Statutes (1997), which provides: No assignment

JG WENTWORTH, SSC, LP v. SAFECO Life Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-11-24

Citation: 755 So. 2d 138, 1999 WL 1062545

Snippet: agreement was invalid as a violation of section 440.22, Florida Statutes (1997), which provides: No assignment

Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc. v. McVey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-07-21

Citation: 739 So. 2d 646, 1999 WL 586987

Snippet: of chapter 400, Florida Statutes (1993). See §§ 440.022 and 400.023, Fla. Stat. (1993) (governing nursing

Parl v. Parl

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-09-03

Citation: 699 So. 2d 765, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 10096, 1997 WL 537056

Snippet: child support award was an exception to the section 440.22 exemption and explaining that “child support and

PAYROLL TRANSFERS INTERSTATE v. Forshey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-04-18

Citation: 694 So. 2d 80, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 4004, 1997 WL 185606

Snippet: was not approved by the JCC pursuant to section 440.22, Florida Statutes. We need not reach that question

Broward v. Jacksonville Medical Center

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-03-20

Citation: 690 So. 2d 589, 22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 132, 1997 Fla. LEXIS 317, 1997 WL 123269

Snippet: importance: DOES THE "DUE OR PAYABLE" LANGUAGE OF SECTION 440.22, FLORIDA STATUTES, MEAN THAT ONCE COMPENSATION

Broward v. Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-05-23

Citation: 673 So. 2d 962, 1996 WL 270827

Snippet: county court decided that the exemption of section 440.22, Florida Statutes (1993), did not protect the funds

Bryant v. Bryant

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-07-23

Citation: 621 So. 2d 574, 1993 WL 274430

Snippet: these reasons apply in Florida. Although section 440.22, Florida Statutes (1991) protects worker's compensation

Tradewinds Manufacturing Co. v. Cox

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-03-10

Citation: 541 So. 2d 667, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 645, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1367, 1989 WL 19556

Snippet: incorrect to the extent that he relied upon section 440.22, Florida Statutes (1987), for the proposition that

Arthurs v. Arthurs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-01-13

Citation: 408 So. 2d 762, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 18946

Snippet: reverse that part of the final judgment. Section 440.22, Florida Statutes (1979) provides: ASSIGNMENT AND

Seminole Inn v. Ray

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-12-29

Citation: 408 So. 2d 1061, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 22110

Snippet: be paid directly to the entitled person. Section 440.22, Florida Statutes (1977), provides: No assignment

Wekiwa Concrete v. Reddick

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-04-08

Citation: 396 So. 2d 832, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19137

Snippet: claimant, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 440.22. Plainly, it is a prerequisite for a lien that

Boatright v. City of Jacksonville

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-06-23

Citation: 334 So. 2d 339, 93 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2909, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 15726

Snippet: 440.21) or appropriate it as a creditor (Chapter 440.22). “(g) Said Section 3 of said Resolution, as amended

Kennedy v. Estate of Beasley

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-09-05

Citation: 318 So. 2d 496, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 15209

Snippet: cross assignment of error, § 440.22, Fla.Stat., provides as follows : “440.22 Assignment and Exemption From

Warwick v. Hudson Pulp & Paper Co. Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1974-11-19

Citation: 303 So. 2d 701, 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8375

Snippet: Compensation Act as provided in Sections 440.10 and 440.22, Florida Statutes, said motion be and the same

Starke v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1905-01-15

Citation: 49 Fla. 41

Snippet: v. State, 6 Idem. 207; Hurd v. State, 116 Ala: 440, 22 South. Rep. 993; Stoball v. State, 116 Ala. 454