Ortega v. Engineering System Technology, Inc.

Ricardo Ortega appeals a summary final judgment rendered against him in an action where he claims Engineering Systems Technology, Inc., unlawfully discharged him in retaliation for making a valid workers’ compensation claim. See § 440.205, Fla. Stat. (2007). 1 Engineering Systems defends the summary final judgment on the ground that the failure of the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier to unequivocally advise it that Ortega was released to work constitutes a complete bar to Ortega’s claim. We disagree and therefore reverse and remand this case for further proceedings. A brief summary of…