Sheraton Twin Towers v. Casas

I would affirm the order of the deputy commissioner in its entirety. It is true that Kuhle v. Kirk, 177 So.2d 329, 330 (Fla.1965), construed Section 440.20(5)1 “to apply only to delinquent payments of compensation for temporary disability and death benefits.” It is also true that the benefits ultimately awarded here were permanent, not temporary, and that the date of maximum medical improvement, as ultimately determined, coincided precisely with the date on which the employer/carrier (e/c) had accepted claimant as 25% permanently, partially disabled (PPD).2 Nevertheless, I consider that the…