Jenks v. Bynum Transport, Inc.

I respectfully dissent.

Coverage under the Florida Workers’ Compensation Law is predicated on the existence of an employment contract, whether oral or written, express or implied. See § 440.02(15)(a), Fla. Stat. (2010) (defining employee as person who receives remuneration under employment contract, whether express or implied, oral or written); see also § 440.09(1), Fla. Stat. (2010) (providing that employer is required to secure compensation for employees). The Legislature has drawn the textual boundaries of coverage under the Workers’ Compensation Law and, under its plain language, the…