Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), Blind Services, and Vocational Rehabilitation recognized 10 businesses today with an Exceptional Employer Award. [Read more…] about Florida Exceptional Employers Honored
National Council on Compensation Insurance Public Rate Hearing
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WHO: National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) [Read more…] about National Council on Compensation Insurance Public Rate Hearing
Sen. Annette Taddeo & Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith file legislation to repeal Florida’s local minimum wage and earned sick time preemption law
SB 446 / HB 6047 would restore local governments’
power to set worker wages and benefits
In order to protect Florida’s hard workers, Senator Annette Taddeo (D-Miami) and Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) have re-introduced legislation to restore local governments’ power to set worker wages, benefits, and earned sick time. [Read more…] about Sen. Annette Taddeo & Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith file legislation to repeal Florida’s local minimum wage and earned sick time preemption law
Senator Taddeo and Representative Robinson File Bill to Let the Voters Decide On Medicaid Expansion at the Ballot Box
As the third largest state in the nation, Florida cannot continue to be the outlier in Medicaid Expansion, a commonsense, cost effective, and fiscally sound answer to the growing number of uninsured persons in our state. [Read more…] about Senator Taddeo and Representative Robinson File Bill to Let the Voters Decide On Medicaid Expansion at the Ballot Box
Florida Health Care Association Updates Legislature on Continued Workforce, COVID-19 Challenges in Long Term Care Centers
COVID-19 pandemic amplifies worsening workforce recruitment and retention efforts
COVID-19 cases have sharply declined in Florida’s skilled nursing centers and assisted living communities, but those facilities continue to experience significant workforce challenges that existed before the pandemic but have only worsened over the past year and a half, the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) told members of the Florida Senate’s Health Policy Committee this week. [Read more…] about Florida Health Care Association Updates Legislature on Continued Workforce, COVID-19 Challenges in Long Term Care Centers
Mast Votes ‘No’ on Debt Ceiling Increase, Introduces Bill to Cut Spending
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today opposed legislation to increase the debt ceiling by $480 billion and instead introduced legislation that would reduce federal spending by $480 billion. [Read more…] about Mast Votes ‘No’ on Debt Ceiling Increase, Introduces Bill to Cut Spending
FDLE arrests three members of Pensacola family operating a pill mill
FDLE agents, with the assistance of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Norfolk (Virginia) Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today arrested Dr. William Wilson, 68, Beverly Wilson, 66, and James Wilson, 48, on multiple charges related to operating a pill mill. [Read more…] about FDLE arrests three members of Pensacola family operating a pill mill
Exceptional Employers to be Recognized
Celebrating Disability Employment Awareness Month
The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), Blind Services, and Vocational Rehabilitation will host the 16th annual Exceptional Employer Awards on October 14 at 10 a.m. [Read more…] about Exceptional Employers to be Recognized
Massachusetts woman wins $5 million top prize playing the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Ann Margaret Woodworth, 54, of Holbrook, Massachusetts, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office. [Read more…] about Massachusetts woman wins $5 million top prize playing the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game
FDLE to announce arrests in deadly pill mill practice
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will hold a news conference today at the FDLE Pensacola Regional Operations Center, 1301 North Palafox Street, Pensacola to announce the arrests of multiple suspects operating an elaborate pill mill practice. [Read more…] about FDLE to announce arrests in deadly pill mill practice
