With the debate focused heavily on attorney fees, a key House committee overhauled a bill that would make changes in Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance system.
Business groups, which have lobbied heavily to limit fees paid to attorneys for injured workers, backed the revised bill approved by the House Commerce Committee. But the proposal drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers and other opponents who said it could hamper the ability of injured workers to get legal representation in disputes about benefits.
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