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JCC Anderson (Orlando) (William Rogner) (10-1-2026) – Denied increase in AWW. The claimant suffered a compensable work accident. During the 13 weeks preceding the accident, the claimant worked for two covered employers. The claimant only worked for both employers from 2/19/24 through 3/2/24. The gross earnings were $6,792.61 for the covered concurrent employer and $6,768.00 for the employer. The claimant argued that because his earnings with the employer fell below 75% a hybrid model of the statute should apply resulting... View More

JCC Weiss (Orlando) (Andrew Borah) (9-29-2026) – Denied increase of AWW, denied TTD/TPD. The claimant sustained a compensable work accident where he injured his lumbar spine. He was eventually placed at MMI on 6/6/25 from neurosurgery. While the pain management doctor testified that the claimant was not at MMI, the JCC found the claimant has been at MMI since 6/5/26 from a pain management perspective since the pain management doctor only provided medication management since 6/5/25, which he classified as... View More

JCC Johnsen (West Palm Beach) (Anthony Amelio) (9-23-2026) – Denied Compensability. The 49-year-old construction worker developed increasing upper and mid-back pain on 1/26/2026 after repeatedly moving rebar overhead for a week with no traumatic event. He worked until 1/29/2026 when he was diagnosed with T4, T5 and T6 compression fractures resulting in surgery on 2/6/2026.  He had another T11 fracture with no new accident or heavy activity with surgery on 4/6/2026. The claimant had preexisting osteopenia treated with Tymlos, usually used... View More

JCC Jacobs (Orlando) – (Tim Stanton) (9-16-2026) – Denied claimant’s Motion for Advance. The JCC found that although the claimant was in a compensable accident, she continued to work until a personal event resulted in her losing her AHCA certification, making her unable to do her regular duties with the restrictions given. However, that was two full months prior to the filing of the Motion for Advance. No medical records were offered by claimant to establish what her restrictions were... View More

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Village Community Dev. Dist./PGCS v. Illeck, ___So.3d ___ (Fla 1st DCA 9/23/26) Heart Lung Statute The firefighter/claimant developed disabling heart conditions of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and atrial tachycardia (AT) from an unknown source. The medical opinions agreed the conditions constituted a “heart disease” of the heart’s electrical system, but that the condition did not meet the definition of “heart disease” in the 2023 Harlem case. The JCC ruled for the claimant, in part citing numerous prior DCA cases which found... View More