Miller v. Leon County Board of County Commissioners

NIMMONS, Judge.

Miller appeals from an order of the deputy commissioner denying wage loss benefits. We affirm on the grounds that Miller failed to show that his inability to obtain employment was “due to physical limitation related to his accident and not because of economic conditions or the unavailability of employment” as required by Section 440.15(3)(b)2, Florida Statutes (1983). The work search evidence presented by the claimant showed only that the prospective employers contacted by the claimant were not hiring. Unlike the situation in the recent case of City of Clermont v. Rumph, 450…