Owen v. City of Key West

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Claimant asserts the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred for six reasons. We find merit in only one-whether the JCC erred in concluding that section 440.34(1), Florida Statutes, prohibited her from approving a retainer agreement whereby Claimant would pay his attorney an hourly fee for defending him at a hearing on the Employer/Carrier’s motion to tax costs. See Jacobson v. Se. Pers. Leasing, Inc., 113 So.3d 1042, 1045 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) (“We conclude to the extent that sections 440.34 and 440.105(3)(c), Florida Statutes, prohibit Claimant from *1006retai…