Employer Can't Use Worker's Leave Time to Avoid Paying Benefits

A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer could not use a worker’s stockpile of leave time to avoid the payment of benefits for his injuries. Case: Medina v. Miami Dade County, No. 1D19-1410, 07/15/2020, published. Facts: Miguel Medina worked for Miami Date County as a corrections officer. In 2017, he slipped and fell on the stairs of a prisoner transport bus. The county was self-insured, and it accepted liability for Medina’s injuries. Medina underwent surgery on his knee in January 2019. The county paid for the procedure and made two payments of temporary disa...