1st DCA Upholds Constitutionality of SDTF Assessment

The Special Disability Trust Fund assessment is constitutional, even if a self-insured group paying the assessment derives no benefit from it, according to a decision from Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal. Case: Florida Sheriff's Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund, No. 1D09-4901, 7/7/10. Published.Facts: The Florida Sheriff's Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund was formed in 2002. Between 2002 and 2008, the Sheriff's Fund paid $6.6 million to the Special Disability Trust Fund (SDTF), which is designed to help return disabled workers to the workplace "...