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Judge of Compensation Claims Abused His Discretion in Denying a Motion to Continue a Final Hearing When the Reasoning Behind the...

Miami Donuts Payroll d/b/a Dunkin Donuts and Liberty Mutual v. Claudia Villarreal, Fla. 1st DCA, No.: 23-0789, November 6, 2024 - The claimant, a cashier, was shocked while plugging in a register at work. She later developed...more

Top 10 Developments in Florida Workers’ Compensation in 2024

1. As the employer/carrier was not able to overcome presumption, a firefighter’s COVID-19, requiring heart transplant, was found to be work-related. Seminole County, Florida and Johns Eastern Company, Inc. v. Chad Braden,...more

Section 112.1816(2) Does Not Bar Entitlement to Death Benefits Under Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Statute Section 440.16.

Christy Siena v. Orange County Fire Rescue/CCMSI, 1st Dist. Court of Appeal; No. 1D2022-0958; appeal from an order of the Office of the Judges of Compensation claims, Neal P. Pitts; Decision Date: Oct. 25, 2023 - The...more

Allowing Your Manager to “Pop” Your Back at the End of a Long Shift is Not an Injury That Arose Out of Employment

East Coast Waffles, Inc. d/b/a Waffle House, and Brentwood Management Services, Inc., v. Jonathan L. Haselden, 1st Dist. Court of Appeal; No. 1D21-3745; On appeal from order of the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims;...more

To Qualify as Compensable Under the Heart-Lung Statute, the Claimant Must Show “Disability”

Robert Friesen v. State of Florida Highway Patrol/Division of Risk Management, NO .1D21-1353 On appeal from Judge Massey, Decision date: Jun. 21, 2023 - The claimant, a law-enforcement officer, was hired in 2004 after...more

The Burden of Proof Remains! Causal Connection Must Be Proven.

Normandy Insurance Company v. Mohammed Bouayad and Value Car Rental, LLC; Case No. 1D21-1717; On appeal from an order of the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims, Neal P. Pitts; Decision date: August 16, 2023 - The...more

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