Court Splits on Proper Standard to Judge Reasonableness of Worker's Refusal to Take Job

Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal overturned an award of temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker in a case that spawned three separate opinions as to how to judge the reasonableness of her refusal of a job offer within her medical restrictions. Case: Employbridge v. Rodriguez, No. 1D17-4424, 09/07/2018, published. Facts: Viviana Rodriguez and her husband both worked for Employbridge, a staffing service provider. In 2013, Employbridge assigned Rodriguez and her husband to work for an employer in Largo. The couple moved from Tampa to Largo to be closer to work...