Florida’s Special Firefighter Cancer Statute Cannot Be Applied Retroactively
The Workcomp Writer
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Accordingly, where the firefighter was diagnosed with ovarian cancer prior to the effective date, she did not qualify for the new statutory benefits. The statute did not simply alter the means by which firefighters obtain already-existing workers’ compensation benefits. Volusia Cnty. LEXIS 7212 (1st DCA, Oct.
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