Your insurance carrier is required to provide you a supply of the Form DWC-1 First Report of Injury or Illness. Forms can also be downloaded from the Florida Workers’ Compensation web site Rules & Forms page.
For more information please review Rule 69L-3.003(5), Florida Administrative Code.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employer Questions
What injuries are not covered?
The law does not provide compensation for the following conditions:
Mental or nervous injury due to stress, fright, or excitement;
Work related condition that causes an employee to have fear or dislike for another individual because of the individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap;
"Pain and suffering" has never been compensable in Florida, nor is [...]