HRS v. Pascual

Employer HRS, State of Florida, and its insurance carrier, Alexsis (E/C), appeal an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC). The E/C argue that the JCC erred in reducing claimant Teresita G. Pascual’s state disability retirement (SDR) benefits by 1%, erred in further reducing the remaining SDR benefits before factoring the SDR benefits into the initial offset calculation, as provided by Escambia County Sheriff’s Department v. Grice, 692 So.2d 896 (Fla.1997), and erred in disallowing cost of living adjustments beyond the initial offset calculation. We agree with the E/C that it was…