PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC. v. Underwood

Petitioners seek a writ of certiorari quashing the Judge of Compensation Claims’ (JCC) order requiring them to schedule a medical evaluation to establish a maximum medical improvement (MMI) date, and permanent impairment rating (PIR). The purpose of determining this information was to establish the amount of income impairment benefits (IIBs) to which Respondent would be entitled for purposes of offsetting this amount against overpaid temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. Petitioners assert this order departs from the essential requirements of law, and complying with it would cause…