The improving economy is briging a strong tailwind to Southwest Florida’s booming construction industry. As our Founder Bruce L. Scheiner celebrates his 50th year fighting for the rights of the injured in Southwest Florida, we have written about the area’s long history of explosive growth. Since 1971, Lee County has…
The defining symbol of the $2 trillion infrastructure package proposed by President Joe Biden might be a traffic cone. One thing is certain as we emerge from the pandemic, travel and road construction are certain to mix like oil and water for the foreseeable future. Southwest Florida has seen explosive…
A look at the traffic on the roads of Southwest Florida during the “Safer-at-Home” order makes it clear that few non-medical occupations have been deemed more “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic than the construction industry. Sometimes it seems the building will never stop. Certainly, we have proof now that a…
It sometimes seems as though snowbirds are replaced by orange road construction barrels as summer begins in Southwest Florida. Florida Department of Transportation is preparing to begin significant improvements to Interstate 75 at Corkscrew Road, according to the Naples Daily News. Meanwhile, Lee County Department of Transportation is widening Burnt…
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is reminding motorists to use extra caution in construction zones as the summer road construction season gets underway. The week of April 8th is National Work Zone Awareness Week, as safety advocates work to raise awareness about the increased risks of…
The widow of a worker killed after being struck by a truck while in a construction zone will receive a $6 million settlement from the defendant companies involved. Attorneys for the estate of deceased worker had alleged the construction companies on site were negligent in failing to erect the required…
Nationally, workplaces are getting safer. The chances of dying on-the-job have decreased across the board. But in Florida, there is actually a different trend being realized. According to The Orlando Sentinel, workplaces in the Sunshine state are becoming less safe. In the most recent year-long reporting period, the U.S. Bureau…
Last year, the Florida Supreme Court took on two major issues pertaining to the state’s workers’ compensation program, in both cases handing a victory to injured workers. However, now business industry lobbyists are pushing for workers’ compensation reforms that will undercut those victories. As Capitol News Service reports, the Florida…
In most work injury cases, including those stemming from Florida construction accidents, workers can expect to have a single remedy against their employer: Workers’ compensation. The workers’ compensation law is a trade-off of sorts. Employers agree to a system of no-fault benefits for workers injured in the course and scope…
Usually when we hear about construction worker injury in Fort Myers, it’s because of some awful, dramatic accident, such as a roadside collision, major fall or electrocution. However, a new study conducted by The Center for Construction Research and Training indicated that the more pervasive problem for most construction workers…