LESSIE MAY COOPER, A/K/A, LESSIE MAY PARKER, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Litvin v. ST. Lucie Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't & Crawford & Co., 599 So. 2d 1353 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992)
  …his amendment alters the prior case law which established that, if the employer/carrier/servicing agent did not furnish the pertinent information and forms,- an untimely filing would be excused, see e.g., [*1355] Gall Silica Mining Co. v. Sheffield, 401 So. 2d 1169 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981), and a claimant would be relieved of any job search requirement despite having actual knowledge of this responsibility through the advice of an attorney. See e.g., Morris. The amended version of section 440.-15(3)(b)2 now predica…
• Deinema v. Pierpoint Condos. & Ins. Co. of N. Am., 415 So. 2d 811 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982)
  …wage-loss forms does not require a denial of such benefits unless the e/c has been prejudiced because of the untimeliness. Stahl v. Mike Gordon’s Seafood Restaurant, 408 So. 2d 808 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). See also, Gall Silica Mining Co. v. Sheffield, 401 So. 2d 1169 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). The e/c makes no contention that it was prejudiced by such failure, and we find nothing in the record suggesting prejudice. At any event, on remand, the claimant should submit promptly the required wage-loss forms. As to Point…
• Barnes v. PCH Walter T. Parker & United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 464 So. 2d 1298 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985)
  …of the E/C to actively pursue an injured employee’s claim when he is represented by counsel.... (emphasis supplied) . Florida Erection Services, Inc. v. McDonald, 395 So. 2d 203, 211 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). . Cf. Gall Silica Mining Co. v. Sheffield, 401 So. 2d 1169 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981) (claimant not precluded from recovering wage-loss benefits for failure to timely file a request for such benefits where E/C did not inform claimant of the statutory time limits; absence of workers’ compensation division rule spec…

Authorities Cited

• Gissendanner v. State, 373 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 1979)
• Robinson v. State, 373 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 1979)