93,800 City of Clearwater v. Judi Acker

State: Florida

Docket No: 93800

Case Date: 12/09/1999

Plaintiff: 93,800 City of Clearwater

Defendant: Judi Acker

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CITY OF CLEARWATER, Petitioner, vs. JUDI ACKER, Respondent. ____________ No. 93,983 ____________

CITY OF CLEARWATER, Petitioner, vs. LAWRENCE HAHN, Respondent.

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CITY OF CLEARWATER, Petitioner, vs. TERRENCE ROWE, Respondent. [December 9, 1999] QUINCE, J. We have for review three decisions certifying the following question to be of great public importance: 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(1)(e)1, FLORIDA STATUTES (1985), IS THE EMPLOYER ENTITLED TO RECALCULATE THE OFFSET BASED ON THE YEARLY 5% INCREASE IN SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS? Acker v. City of Clearwater, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D1970, D1971 (Fla. 1st DCA Aug. 17, 1998); Hahn v. City of Clearwater, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D2120 (Fla. 1st DCA Sept. 9, 1998); Rowe v. City of Clearwater, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D2120 (Fla. 1st

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DCA Sept. 9, 1998). We have jurisdiction. See Art. V,

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