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Workers’ comp proposal draws objections

Business and health-care groups raised objections Tuesday to a draft House workers’ compensation insurance bill that addresses issues such as attorney fees and payments for treating injured workers.

The House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee held a workshop on the proposal, as lawmakers grapple with making changes to the workers’ compensation system after two Florida Supreme Court rulings last year and a 14.5 percent insurance rate increase.