Workers' Compensation

Listed below is McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A.'s workers' compensation case law database. The database dates back until 1971 and includes over 5500 workers' compensation court decisions.

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International Broth. of Elec. Workers, Local 349 v. Albury

299 So.2d 581, (Fla., Apr 17, 1974)

JIC can require claimant to submit to rehabilitation evaluation or have his claim dismissed. To dismiss the claim however there must be a hearing. The Supreme Court held that the JIC can require the claimant to submit to an evaluation by a vocational rehabilitation specialist and if he fails to appear then his claim can be dismissed. The claim cannot be dismissed unless there is a hearing with notice to claimant.