SC13-1976 Bradley Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, etc. and City of St. Petersburg, etc. v. Bradley Westphal – Corrected Opinion

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] CORRECTED OPINION 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…