Jose Delgado v. City Concrete Systems, Inc. and FCCI Insurance company

In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying, in part, approval of a stipulation for a $20,000.00 attorney’s fee payable by the Employer/Carrier (E/C) for past benefits secured. In the order, the JCC found that he could not “in good conscience” approve the requested fee amount, which was based on the hours expended by Claimant’s attorney, and he reduced the fee to $4,293.80, representing a statutory guideline fee under section 440.34(1), Florida Statutes. He also ordered the E/C to pay Claimant the difference between the…