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Florida: 52-Week Filing Requirement for First Responder PTSD Claim Runs From Qualifying Event
Posted on 26 Dec 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

The 52-week filing requirement related to first responder PTSD claims in § 112.1815(5)(d), Fla. Stat., runs from the date of the qualifying event specified in the statute and not from the date the first responder manifests PTSD symptoms, held a Florida... Read More

Tags: notice and claim , statute of repose , first responder , statute of limitations , mental injury , PTSD , Florida workers compensation

Utah: 312-Week Limitation on TTD Benefits is Constitutional
Posted on 15 Dec 2017 by Thomas A. Robinson

Utah Code Ann. § 35-1-65 (1982) (current version at Utah Code § 34A-2-410 (2016)), which provides that an injured worker who is temporarily totally disabled shall receive a specified amount of compensation per week, but that in no case shall... Read More

Tags: statute of repose , constitutional challenge , statute of limitation , maximum benefits