A Judge of Compensation Claims Must Be Specific When Awarding Non-professional Attendant Care to a Family Member

Kelly Girardin v. AN Fort Myers Imports, LLC, Gallagher Bassett, DCA#: 22-1485, Decision date: May 08, 2024 – The claimant petitioned for attendant care benefits to be paid to her husband. The judge of compensation claimant ordered the employer/carrier to pay him for 30 hours per week at the federal minimum wage. The judge made a generalized finding that services “such as carrying her upstairs for her bathe, qualifies as attendant care under Florida Law.”…
By: Marshall Dennehey