Byrons v. Green

This cause is before us on appeal from an order awarding attendant care benefits and setting claimant’s average weekly wage. Appellants/cross-appellees contend that the judge of compensation claims erred in awarding attendant care benefits for purely household services. Claimant/cross-appellant contends that the JCC erred in calculating the average weekly wage based on part-time employment.

Section 440.13(2)(f), Florida Statutes (1990 Supp.), states in pertinent part:

The employer shall provide appropriate professional or nonprofessional custodial care when the nature of the injury so requires…