Luks Santaniello's Florida Workers Compensation blog

      Workers’ Comp 101   -- Chapter 2 -- What is an Employee. Today, we will discuss who qualifies as an employee in Florida #Workcomp.   You would think that would be a simple definition. However, as you know, nothing in the laws is simple. The Florida Statute uses 1779 words to define what is and is not an employee. To be honest, in most cases, there is no issue to whether the injured party is an employee. The most common cases in which there is a question of whether an injured party is an employee is in the construction industry and when there is an independent contractor situation. We will discuss contractors and independent contractors at a later date. But first, we need to get our hands around what an employee is and the basic exceptions to being employee. As this is just an introduction into Florida Worker’s Laws, it is highly recommended that additional research be done if you have a case in which the injured party employment status is ...