1st DCA Reinstates Worker's Petition to Correct Payment of Impairment Income Benefits

The 1st District Court of Appeal revived an injured worker's challenge to the amount of his impairment income benefits. Case: Box v. Tallahassee Fire Department, No. 1D14-4591, 03/31/2015, published. Facts: Steven Box, a Tallahassee Fire Department employee, filed a petition for benefits seeking a correction to the amount of impairment income benefits he was receiving. The department responded that it had initiated payment of his benefits in the amount of $263.54 per week, and so there was no triable issue to be decided. Accordingly, the department moved for dismissal of Box's ...