Addison Drywall, Inc. and Bridgefield Employer's Etc. v. Salvador Torres and CRB Contractors, LLC and Normandy Insurance Co.

Summary

The Florida First District Court of Appeal affirmed a workers’ compensation order finding Addison Drywall, Inc. to be the claimant’s employer and denying certain medical bills and temporary total disability benefits beyond the hearing date. The court held that the order did not need to state that benefits would continue for as long as they remained proper because the self-executing workers’ compensation system supplied that protection.

Holdings

1. The Judge of Compensation Claims did not err by awarding TTD benefits only through the date of the hearing and omitting additional language stating that benefits would continue for so long as they remained proper.
2. The Judge of Compensation Claims' order was affirmed in all respects.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Judge of Compensation Claims erred by finding that Addison Drywall was Torres's employer at the time of the workplace accident.
2. Whether the Judge of Compensation Claims erred by denying payment of certain medical bills.
3. Whether the Judge of Compensation Claims erred by awarding temporary total disability benefits only through the date of the final hearing rather than expressly stating that benefits would continue for so long as they remained proper.

Disposition

affirmed