E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, Inc. v. Paul

BENTON, Judge.

Luthene C. Paul’s employer, E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, Inc. (E-Z), and AIG Claims Services, Inc. (AIG), its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, argue for reversal of a compensation order in favor of Ms. Paul. We address only one of the points they raise. Persuaded that the judge of compensation claims erred in receiving testimony over the telephone that had been duly objected to — on grounds that it did not meet the requirements of Florida Rule of Workers’ Compensation Procedure 4.075(f)(3) — we reverse the order under review, which expressly relies on the testimony in…