Rosa v. PROGRESSIVE EMPLOYER SERVICES

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Felipe Rosa, Claimant, challenges an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying his claim for temporary indemnity benefits and ruling on Claimant’s permanent impairment rating (PIR). Claimant argues, and the employer/carrier (E/C) concedes, the JCC erred in making a finding on Claimant’s PIR because that issue was beyond the scope of the hearing. Claimant also argues the JCC erred in finding that Claimant had reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) and further erred in relying upon that erroneous determination to deny Claimant’s claims for…