Payers Hoping for Appeal in Case that Invalidated TTD Cap

Payers are nervously watching the Florida Attorney General's Office for plans to challenge an appellate court decision that invalidated the 104-week cap on temporary total disability benefits, hoping that an appeal will postpone implementation of the ruling for at least a year or more.Florida employers and insurers got a shock last Thursday when the 1st District Court of Appeal determined that the state's 104-week limitation violated a provision of the state constitution that says "justice shall be administered without denial or delay." The ruling in Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg ...