Employer's Payment of Fee Award Didn't Extend Statute of Limitations for Worker's PFB

An employer's payment of a fee award is neither a payment of compensation nor the furnishing of medical treatment, and so it will not extend the filing period for a worker to file a petition for benefits, the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal ruled. Case: Sanchez v. American Airlines, No. 1D14-4907, 07/14/2015, published. Facts: In April 2014, Richardo Sanchez filed a petition for benefits for his alleged injuries from an on-the-job accident in 2011. Judge of Compensation Claims Margret G. Kerr dismissed his petition as time-barred since it was filed more than two years after the cla...