No Supplemental PTD for Worker Past Age 62

A Florida appellate court overturned an award of supplemental permanent total disability benefits to a worker after he turned 62 over a question of Social Security eligibility. Case: SBCR Inc. v. Doss, No. 1D19-0099, 08/01/2019, published. Facts: Calvin Doss was injured while working for SBCR Inc. in July 2009. The company paid PTD and supplemental PTD benefits up until he turned 62. Procedural history: Judge of Compensation Claims Ralph J. Humphries ruled that Doss was entitled to supplemental benefits past 62 because the injury prevented him from working enough to...