Great Cleaning Corporation/ Ascendant etc. v. Carmen Bello

In this workers’ compensation case, the Employer/Carrier (E/C) challenges the Judge of Compensation Claims’ (JCC’s) calculation of Claimant’s average weekly wage (AWW). We reverse and remand because the JCC' erroneously concluded that the calculation method under section 440.14(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2014), does not apply.

Background

Claimant moved to Florida in 2010 and has worked full-time almost continuously since her arrival. Part of this time, from the end of October 2014 through March 2015, she worked full-time 1 selling clothes at her daughter’s shop. Claimant’s work for her daughter…