Florida Department of Transportation v. Johns

Supreme Court of Florida
Florida Department of Transportation v. Johns, 755 So. 2d 603 (Fla. 2000)
25 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 49; 2000 Fla. LEXIS 64; 2000 WL 38938
Anstead, Harding, Lewis, Pariente, Quince, Shaw, Wells

Florida Department of Transportation v. Johns

Opinion of the Court

QUINCE, J.

We have for review a decision on the following question of great public importance certified by the First District Court of Appeal in Department of Transportation v. Johns, 753 So.2d 108 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998):

WHERE AN EMPLOYER TAKES A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION OFFSET UNDER SECTION 440.20(15), FLORIDA STATUTES (1985), AND INITIALLY INCLUDES SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS PAID UNDER SECTION 440.15(l)(e)(l), FLORIDA STATUTES (1985), IS THE EMPLOYER ENTITLED TO RECALCULATE THE OFFSET BASED ON THE YEARLY 5% INCREASE IN SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS?

We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed in City of Clearwater v. Acker, 755 So.2d 597 (Fla. 1999), we answer the certified question in the negative and approve the First District’s decision in this case.

It is so ordered.

HARDING, C.J., and SHAW, WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION v. Tony JOHNS
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1 case
Status
Published