Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Carmar Structural Inc./Feisco
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 5, 1992No. 91-2649PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARFIELD, Judge.
The claimant appeals a workers’ compensation order denying a claim for recalculation of wage loss benefits. He contends that neither the 1990 amendment nor the 1991 amendment to chapter 440, Florida Statutes, may constitutionally be applied to this accident. We affirm the order of the judge of compensation claims, but certify the issue presented to the Florida Supreme Court as a question of great public importance.
The facts are not in dispute, only the application of section 440.15(3)(b), Florida Statutes, as amended on July 1, 1990. The claimant was injured on July 5, 1990,…
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