Venice Hospital v. Nelson

In this workers’ compensation case the employer/carrier seeks review of an order of the deputy commissioner which does not dispose of all matured issues in the case. Although the order awards temporary total disability benefits, it explicitly reserves jurisdiction to determine the average weekly wage. The issue of average weekly wage was ripe for determination. Thus, the order does not resolve all matured issues in controversy and is therefore an interlocutory order not reviewable by appeal. Southern Wine & Spirits, Inc. v. Hernandez, 442 So.2d 1061 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); Sheffield Steel…