Employer Didn't Rebut Statutory Presumption, 1st DCA Rules

An employer failed to prove that a correctional officer's viral cardiomyopathy was not caused by her work, Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled.Case: Orange County v. Wilder, No. 1D12-1401, 1/24/13, published.Facts: Lavonda Wilder, a corrections officer for Orange County, filed a workers' compensation claim for arterial and cardiovascular hypertension. Procedural History: A judge of compensation claims awarded Wilder benefits, based on the presumption of occupational causation in Section 112.18 of the Florida Statutes. The county appealed.Analysis: At Florida's 1st Dist...