Taylor v. Certified Poultry & Egg Co.

This cause is before us on appeal from the judge of compensation claims’ (“JCC”) order denying appellant Taylor’s claim for an increase in his average weekly wage (“AWW”) and corresponding compensation rate. We reverse.

Taylor injured his left knee in a non-com-pensable accident in January of 1991 and had knee surgery in February of 1991. Taylor then injured his right knee in a compensable accident in April of 1991, and later sought adjustment of his AWW calculation arising from the compensable accident. The JCC denied Taylor’s claim for adjustment, finding that Taylor had worked substantially…