State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Florida, workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive legal remedy for work-related injuries. Florida Statute § 440.11. This means that the injured employee cannot sue the employer for negligence (which might lead to monetary damages for such things as pain and suffering). The rule also immunizes co-employees from tort lawsuits. Claimants subject to the exclusivity rule are limited to obtaining medical, wage-loss…
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