Bend v. Shamrock Services

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Robert Bend, Jr. (Claimant) challenges an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) that voids ab initio the Employer’s contract for workers’ compensation insurance with Zenith Insurance Company (Zenith), based on misrepresentations made by the Employer to Zenith, either during or shortly after the completion of an application for workers’ compensation coverage. Because the JCC acted outside of his limited statutory authority in voiding this policy, and because neither the law nor competent substantial evidence supports the JCC’s alternative finding…