Comments on: Almost 200 New Laws Take Effect Monday

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 07:59:22 +0000

@HA HA, yes and it is illegal for the IRS to selectively discriminate against groups applying for tax exempt status.

Since when did the law matter in this country.

By: Preda

Preda — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 04:23:45 +0000

The word retard never seemed that big of a deal until I had a child that was different and people called her a retard it makes me feel kinda ill when people use it I guess how gays feel when you say something is gay I don’t know but I guess retard is kinda like calling people names that are not nice to describe them.

By: MicheleG

MicheleG — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 03:38:12 +0000

It isn’t on this list, but Channel 3 was reporting changes to the graduation requirements AGAIN. One is doing away with the stupid EOC Algebra and Biology and replacing with other options. My question is what about all the kids that are sitting in summer school right now because of the EOC exams. Are they too exempt from this?

By: molino jim

molino jim — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 01:55:41 +0000

HB-655 was of more interest to me. I know the comment section said it was directed toward Orange County. If the employer can deny “sick” time off with pay, how long do you think it will be before it is applied state wide. I know that some people do not get “sick days’ off. But is it needed in the form of a state law?

By: cygie

cygie — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 18:16:27 +0000

If I say the word “retard” in Florida will I be arrested?

By: Henry Coe

Henry Coe — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:05:27 +0000

HB 217: Requires check-cashing companies to report checks worth $1,000 or more to a new state online database. The check cashing database, intended to prevent workers’ compensation fraud, is not expected to be funded until 2014.

In what aspect? Work Comp paying off attorneys and judges or health care providers that prevent injured workers from being able to get health care?

Work Comp cases are all reported to the state already, so other than the question I stated, what fraud is this supposed to prevent?

IMO, Work Comp Insurance is a scam on business owners and an abusive scam on injured workers that violates Fl St 825.
I think work comp insurance should be a State Run Non Profit Insurance Fund that operates at cost and it should be administered through Social Security. That way if a patient doesn’t recover by the time the 2 years is up to receive money benefits, then SSDI can pick it up and investigate why the worker isn’t recovered and if they qualify for permanent SSDI.
The system we have had in Florida does not work for its intended purpose of caring for injured workers. The State and Insurance Companies, Lawyers as well as doctors and all their Lobbyist have worked Work Comp Laws that put the injured worker to jump through all kind of hoops “in the name of preventing fraud” that injured workers with life altering injuries end up abused, without the health care they needed while being tormented by the process that drives them into poverty and makes families of injured workers suffer in the same process.
As much as employers have to pay out for WC, you’d think it would be really good health care helping to get people the care they need or back to work. As it is, if you aren’t going to get well in a few weeks or a few months, they have no interest in caring for you or helping you get proper care in a timely manner. It’s about the Insurance Company avoiding spending money. They try to force people into settling instead of getting the care they need. That’s where the biggest amount of Work Comp fraud happens and it is endorsed by the State. Just sayin’

By: haha

haha — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:26:42 +0000

@Bailout You do know cannabis is illegal in Florida right. This goes hand in hand. Get over it.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:26:00 +0000

Another law to go along with “resisting without violence” to pile on …….

By: Friction against the machine

Friction against the machine — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:38:11 +0000

Politicians love making new laws…they see it as validating their existence…usually they don’t apply the same standards to themselves that they apply to the public, I.e., insider stock trading.
Furthermore there are too many laws on the books and the govt has become a hindrance not a protector of the people. Governments only job is to protect u from other countries and people so that you are free to pursue your own happiness and/or success.
Yet today we have govt attacking our property rights, using their minions to spy on us and their jack booted thugs to intimidate us through the IRS.
Want examples of how far it’s gone? Govt has manufacturers producing gas cans that won’t pour, cars that aren’t fuel efficient and govt policies at all levels help keep gas prices artificially high. USDA will actually give u money to create rattlesnake habitats on your land. When govt is encouraging you to keep venomous snakes it shows how dysfunctional and jacked up it has all become.
If it were up to me I’d vote out EVERY incumbent on every level of
Government and start over.

By: Walnut Hill Roy

Walnut Hill Roy — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:10:15 +0000

I’m still a firm believer that we should abolish a law before creating a law! We are becoming one of the most over regulated societies ever. No one, and I mean no one can recite all of the laws that are on the books and no one can go through a day without breaking some law no matter how hard they may try.