No TPD Benefits for Worker Subject to Restrictions

A Florida appellate court upheld the denial of temporary partial disability compensation to a worker subject to medical restrictions because of a rash that was eventually determined to be unrelated to her employment. Case: Payne v. Allstaff Inc., No. 1D17-4650, 03/13/2019, published. Facts: Nicole Payne worked for Allstaff Inc. In January 2017, Payne developed a left shoulder rash that she attributed to exposure to plastic at her workplace. Allstaff conditionally accepted compensability of the rash under the pay-and-investigate provisions of Florida Statutes Section 440.20(4). Section 440....