Is Workers’ Compensation Subject to Creditor Liens?
With regard to liens against the employee, no assignment, release, or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under Florida’s workers’ compensation Act shall be valid, and such compensation and benefits shall be exempt from all claims of creditors, and from levy, execution and attachments or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may not be waived. However, the exemption of workers’ compensation claims from creditors does not extend to claims based on an award of child support or alimony. With regard to liens against the employer, compensation shall have the same preference of lien against the assets of the workers’ compensation insurance carrier or the employer without limit as a claim for unpaid wages or otherwise.
