CITY OF MIAMI v. SIMPSON

No. AW-421.

459 So.2d 326 (1984)

CITY OF MIAMI, Appellant, v. James SIMPSON and Division of Workers' Compensation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Garcia Pedrosa, City Atty., and Gisela Cardonne, Asst. City Atty., Miami, for appellant.

Richard A. Sicking, of Kaplan, Sicking, Hessen, Sugarman, Rosenthal, Susskind, Bloom & DeCastro, P.A., Miami, for appellees.


NIMMONS, Judge.

The City of Miami appeals from an order of the deputy commissioner awarding rehabilitation benefits to James Simpson, a former City of Miami fire fighter and paramedic. The issue before us is whether the deputy, under the circumstances of this case, properly required the City to pay benefits in connection with a rehabilitation program which Simpson embarked upon before informing the employer of any need for or interest in such a program. We reverse...

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