& SC13-1976 Bradley Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, etc. and City of St. Petersburg, etc. v. Bradley Westphal

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC13-1930 ____________ BRADLEY WESTPHAL, Petitioner, vs. CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, etc., et al., Respondents. ____________ No. SC13-1976 ____________ CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, etc., Petitioner, vs. BRADLEY WESTPHAL, Respondent. [June 9, 2016] PARIENTE, J. In this case, we consider the constitutionality of section 440.15(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2009)—part of the state’s workers’ compensation law—which cuts off disability benefits after 104 weeks to a worker who is totally disabled and incapable of working but who has not yet reached maximum medical…