Officer With High Blood Pressure at Preemployment Physical Can't Get Benefits for Hypertension

A Florida appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a deputy sheriff for his hypertension because his preemployment physical produced evidence of elevated blood pressure. Case: Lakin v. Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, No. 1D21-689, 03/16/2022, published. Facts: Phillip Lakin is a law enforcement officer in Hernando County. Before starting work with the Sheriff's Office in 2002, he was given a preemployment physical that showed an elevated blood pressure of 154/93. Lakin was cleared to begin work without any follow-up on his blood pressure. Lakin had elevated blood pres...