State Files Appeal of Cueto's Decision Declaring Comp Act Unconstitutional

The 3rd District Court of Appeal will be getting a chance to weigh in on a Miami trial court judge's ruling from earlier this month declaring the exclusive remedy provision of Florida's Workers' Compensation Act facially unconstitutional. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed the state's notice of appeal with the court on Tuesday. The case is now called State of Florida v. Florida Workers' Advocates, and the 3rd DCA can consider it on its merits, or it may pass it on to the state Supreme Court. Two other comp cases are already pending there, challenging the const...