Levine v. Brevard County Sheriff's Department

JOANOS, Judge.

Claimant appeals a workers’ compensation order denying compensability of his claim for benefits, based upon a finding by the judge of compensation claims (JCC) that the claimant was not acting within the course of his employment when he sustained the injuries for which compensation was sought. We reverse.

On September 22, 1992, claimant, who is a full-time deputy sheriff, was involved in an automobile accident while on his way to work his assigned duty shift. Claimant was in uniform and had his police radio with him, but was driving his personal vehicle, not a car belonging to…