LOPEZ v. ALLIED AEROFOAM/SPECIALTY RISK SERVICES

No. 1D10-1444.

48 So.3d 888 (2010)

Rocio LOPEZ, Appellant, v. ALLIED AEROFOAM/SPECIALTY RISK SERVICES, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Winer of the Law Office of Michael J. Winer, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Cindy R. Galen of Eraclides, Johns, Hall, Gelman, Johannessen & Goodman, L.L.P., Sarasota, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation case, Claimant, Rocio Lopez, appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying a request for a statutory advance payment of compensation not in excess of $2,000.00. Claimant argues the JCC erred in determining advances of $2,000.00 or less are not awardable in contested cases. Under existing law, reversal is required.

Section 440.20(12)(c), Florida Statutes (2009), permits a JCC to award an advance...

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