Fernandez v. City of Tampa

KAHN, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, the judge of compensation claims (JCC) denied a claim for permanent total disability (PTD) benefits and also denied an award of attorney’s fees to claimant. On appeal, claimant Jose Fernandez argues that denial of PTD benefits was improper since the JCC did not address claimant’s job search. Claimant also argues that he was entitled to an award of bad faith attorney’s fees, section 440.34(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1983), because appellee failed to properly investigate and handle two wage-loss claims, the correctness of which were conceded by…