30-Day Reporting Deadline Doesn't Apply to Subsequent Injury

A claimant who was injured again when he was rear-ended while driving home from a medical appointment was not required to report the second injury within the 30-day reporting deadline set out by Florida's workers' compensation statute, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled. Case: Davis v. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, No. 1D15-2746, 07/25/2016. Per curiam. Facts: Jermaine Davis, a corrections officer for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, suffered pain in his right calf on July 20, 2012, while making the rounds in a high-risk security area. He immediately reported...