Employers, Insurers Mapping Response to 1st DCA Ruling

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefFlorida employers and insurers are discussing whether to seek a legal challenge to a Feb. 28 ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal that struck down the state's 104-week cap on temporary total disability benefits or take their case to the Florida Legislature.Associated Industries of Florida, the Florida Insurance Council and other members of the Florida Workers' Compensation Coalition held an emergency conference call on Monday to discuss the impact of the 1st DCA's ruling in Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, Case No. 12-3563.The court...