Every corporate officer who elects to reject this chapter shall, in any action to recover damages for injury or death brought against the corporate employer, proceed as at common law, and the employer in such suit may avail itself of all defenses that exist at common law.
Fla. Stat. § 440.075
When corporate officer rejects chapter; effect
Known as the Workers’ Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 440–440 (92 sections).
History.--s. 4, ch. 74-197; s. 23, ch. 78-300; s. 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1.
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