Compensation shall have the same preference of lien against the assets of the carrier or employer without limit of an amount as is now or may hereafter be allowed by law to the claimant for unpaid wages or otherwise.
Fla. Stat. § 440.23
Compensation a lien against assets
Known as the Workers’ Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 440–440 (92 sections).
History.--s. 23, ch. 17481, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 5966(23); 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.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.