· 1/15/1991
Riggs v. AL RASKA CONTRACTING/MISSION NAT. INS. CO./FIGA
Citations
- 573 So. 2d 155
- 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 424
- 1991 WL 5010
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[The] Workers’ Compensation Act is designed to be self executing, and the [E/C] carries the obligation to notify injured workers of their possible entitlement to benefits.”
- employee's claim for permanent impairment benefits was not barred by the two-year statute of limitations, because employer's notice to claimant did not adequately describe the availability of benefits other than wage loss
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Judges: Per Curiam
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