No one would confuse Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; it doesn’t share that court’s reputation for issuing controversial decisions on hot-button political issues. And while few would be surprised by a 9th Circuit decision bolstering undocumented workers’ rights, it’s a different story when it’s the 1st DCA that hands down such a decision. So some may worry when they hear that since the beginning of the summer, the 1st DCA has twice sided with immigrants — who weren’t authorized to work in the United States — finding them entitled to workers’ compensation benefits despite their unauthorized status.
Do these decisions reflect a radical ideological shift in Tallahassee? Is the 1st DCA morphing into the 9th Circuit? Probably not.
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