For the second time in less than two months, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled part of the state workers’ compensation insurance system is unconstitutional.
Justices in a 5-2 decision ruled in favor of Bradley Westphal, a St. Petersburg firefighter who suffered a severe back injury while on the job in 2009. The case focused on a workers’ comp law provision that led to Westphal’s benefits being cut off after two years, creating what the Supreme Court described as a “coverage gap.”
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