What if More than One Employer (or More than One Insurance Company) Is Liable for the Employee’s Workplace Accident?
When there is any controversy as to which of two or more carriers is liable for the discharge of the obligations and duties of one or more employers with respect to a claim for compensation, remedial treatment, or other benefits under Florida’s workers’ compensation Act, the Judge of Compensation Claims shall have jurisdiction to adjudicate such controversy. If one of the insurance carriers voluntarily or in compliance with a compensation order makes payments in discharge of its alleged workers’ compensation liability and it is finally determined that another carrier is liable for all or any part of such obligations and duties with respect to that claim, then the carrier which has made payments either voluntarily or in compliance with a compensation order shall be entitled to reimbursement from the carrier finally determined liable, and the judge of compensation claims shall have jurisdiction to order such reimbursement. However, if the carrier finally determined liable can demonstrate
