Sanchez v. Howard Johnson

Ingrid Sanchez appeals a workers’ compensation order by which the judge of compensation claims (JCC) denied wage loss benefits from July 20, 1993 through the date of the hearing. Finding no record evidence to support the JCC’s finding that Sanchez was aware of the obligation to perform a job search, we reverse.

Sanchez suffered a compensable injury on February 19, 1986 when she slipped and fell in the restaurant food preparation area of Howard Johnson, the employer. After reporting the accident to her supervisor, Sanchez was taken to the emergency room for treatment. Thereafter, Sanchez sought…