CS/HB 723 Summary

• Employees injured while temporarily working outside Florida remain covered by Florida workers' compensation if the injury arises from employment.

• Out-of-state employers and their employees are exempt from Florida workers' compensation requirements if they carry workers' compensation coverage from their home state, that state recognizes Florida's reciprocity provisions, and Florida employees receive the same exemption there.

• Benefits under the other state's workers' compensation law become the exclusive remedy for injuries sustained while working temporarily in Florida under reciprocal agreement.

• Employees are considered temporarily in another state if working there no more than 10 consecutive days or 25 total days during a calendar year.

• Compensation paid under another jurisdiction's workers' compensation law for the same injury is credited against any Florida workers' compensation benefits owed, effective for claims made on or after July 1, 2011.