Johns Eastern Co. v. Bellamy

In this workers’ compensation matter, the Employer/Carrier (E/C) argues the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred in awarding Claimant, a firefighter/paramedic, benefits for his diagnosed hypertension and premature ventricular contractions. We affirm without further comment the JCC’s finding that Claimant satisfied the prerequisites for the occupational causation presumption afforded firefighters, and certain other employees, set out in section 112.18(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2011). Nevertheless, because it appears the JCC may have relied upon an incorrect standard in determining whether…