Florida Power & Light Co. v. Monks

In this workers’ compensation action the employer/carrier urges two points on appeal which we agree should be reversed and remanded. As to Point I, we agree with the appellant that the deputy commissioner erroneously included the claimant’s earnings from self-employment as an independent contractor in computing the average weekly wage. See Randell, Inc. v. Chism, 404 So.2d 175, (Fla. 1st DCA, 1981); Jay Livestock Market v. Hill, 247 So.2d 291 (Fla.1971); Parrott v. City of Ft. Lauderdale, 190 So.2d 326 (Fla.1966).

Point II requires reversal because the deputy’s inaccurate and inconsistent…