Ocala Geriatric Center v. Davis

Ocala Geriatric Center and Preferred Works, the employer and carrier, respectively (collectively the E/C), appeal a final workers’ compensation order directing them to pay the 20 percent penalty required by section 440.20(7), Florida Statutes (Supp.1994), for not timely paying a compensation award. At issue is whether the terms of the parties’ stipulation, agreeing upon a lump sum payment to the claimant, and requiring the E/C to pay the same within 14 days from the date of the order approving the stipulation, controls over the provisions of Florida Workers’ Compensation Rule of Procedure…