Florida Statute 440.271 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 440
WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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F.S. 440.271

440.271 Appeal of order of judge of compensation claims.—Review of any order of a judge of compensation claims entered pursuant to this chapter shall be by appeal to the District Court of Appeal, First District. Appeals shall be filed in accordance with rules of procedure prescribed by the Supreme Court for review of such orders. The department shall be given notice of any proceedings pertaining to s. 440.25, regarding indigency, or s. 440.49, regarding the Special Disability Trust Fund, and shall have the right to intervene in any proceedings.

History.—s. 1, ch. 79-312; s. 10, ch. 80-236; s. 278, ch. 81-259; s. 43, ch. 89-289; ss. 27, 56, ch. 90-201; ss. 25, 52, ch. 91-1; s. 2, ch. 91-47; s. 38, ch. 2002-194.

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Willette v. Air Products

700 So. 2d 397, 1997 WL 535985

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 3, 1997 | Docket: 1719604

Cited 9 times | Published

entertain the appeal. Under the authority of section 440.271, Florida Statutes (1995), the Department of

Bammac, Inc. v. Grady

500 So. 2d 274, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 32

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 1986 | Docket: 1689465

Cited 8 times | Published

Article V, Section 4(b)(2), Florida Constitution; § 440.271, Florida Statutes (1985). In carrying out that

Piezo Technology v. Smith

413 So. 2d 121

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 26, 1982 | Docket: 1344353

Cited 8 times | Published

review any order of a deputy commissioner. See Section 440.271. In my judgment, were we to allow the deputy

Rollins v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co.

384 So. 2d 650, 1980 Fla. LEXIS 4251

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 30, 1980 | Docket: 1678452

Cited 4 times | Published

IRC. On October 1, 1979 the IRC, pursuant to section 440.271, Florida Statutes,[3] transferred the case

Covert v. Hall

467 So. 2d 372, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 771

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 20, 1985 | Docket: 1680370

Cited 3 times | Published

appeal the compensation order pursuant to section 440.271, Florida Statutes (1983). Appellant filed a

Johnson v. RH Donnelly Co.

402 So. 2d 518

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 13, 1981 | Docket: 1691390

Cited 3 times | Published

pursuant to Section 440.271, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1980). However, the language in Section 440.271 which

Wallace v. Walton Context Building

383 So. 2d 729

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 1980 | Docket: 2242788

Cited 3 times | Published

transferred here on 1 October 1979 pursuant to Section 440.271, Florida Statutes (1979). The Industrial Relations

Lynch v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'N

988 So. 2d 25, 2008 WL 2550746

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 2008 | Docket: 1384753

Cited 2 times | Published

authority over workers' compensation appeals, see § 440.271, Fla. Stat. (2007), and this unemployment compensation

Philyaw v. Arthur H. Fulton, Inc.

569 So. 2d 787, 1990 WL 154768

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 1990 | Docket: 1191030

Cited 2 times | Published

party respondent to this appeal pursuant to section 440.271, Florida Statutes (1987), to present argument

Dade County School Bd. v. Gibavitch

397 So. 2d 1142

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 19, 1980 | Docket: 1356996

Cited 1 times | Published

legislative assignment of these cases to this court. Section 440.271, Florida Statutes (1979). The Industrial Relations

Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Authority v. Cormio

388 So. 2d 1238

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 1980 | Docket: 1520953

Cited 1 times | Published

Chapter 79-312, Section 1, and codified as Section 440.271, Florida Statutes (1979), Chapter 79-40, Section

Christy Siena v. Orange County Fire Rescue and CCMSI

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 20, 2025 | Docket: 71154551

Published

entered pursuant to” chapter 440, Florida Statutes. § 440.271, Fla. Stat. (emphasis supplied). That is the substantive

Ortiz v. Winn-Dixie, Inc., Travelers Insurance, and Sedgwick CMS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 2024 | Docket: 69491845

Published

court to hear “appeals” from JCC orders. See § 440.271, Fla. Stat. Even though the Administrative Procedure

Gulf Management, Inc., and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. v. Talmadge Wall

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 29, 2023 | Docket: 68042561

Published

the authority to review an order of a JCC. See § 440.271, Fla. Stat.; cf. Art. V, § 4(b)(2), Fla. Const

Glogoz Constr. Co. v. Fla. Dep't of Fin. Servs. Div. of Workers' Comp.

252 So. 3d 212

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 2018 | Docket: 64685766

Published

First District Court of Appeal pursuant to Section 440.271, Florida Statutes.

B.F. v. AMS Staff Leasing

54 So. 3d 502, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 16540, 2010 WL 4273365

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 29, 2010 | Docket: 60298294

Published

this court, we deny the motion. Specifically, section 440.271, Florida Statutes (2010) requires that “[r]eview

In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Workers' Compensation Procedure

674 So. 2d 631, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 223, 1996 Fla. LEXIS 827, 1996 WL 268079

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 16, 1996 | Docket: 64765026

Published

initiated. -1984- Amendment. — Derived from section 440.271, F-lorida-StatuteSj-and rule 20, Florida -Workers’

Purcell v. Padgett

658 So. 2d 1237, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 8706, 1995 WL 488334

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 17, 1995 | Docket: 64758185

Published

Department of Labor and Employment Security. See section 440.271, Florida Statutes (1993) (the Division shall

State, Department of Labor & Employment Security v. Wolfe

613 So. 2d 578, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 1520, 1993 WL 30649

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 1993 | Docket: 64693993

Published

relevant matters” in an appeal to this court. Section 440.271, Florida Statutes, expressly provides for notice

Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Ass'n v. Carreras

598 So. 2d 299, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 5238, 1992 WL 102430

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 15, 1992 | Docket: 64667157

Published

chapter 440, Florida Workers’ Compensation Law. Section 440.271. This appeal, however, is not from a claim

Amendments to Florida Rules of Workers' Compensation Procedure

603 So. 2d 425, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 296, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1054, 1992 WL 99236

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 14, 1992 | Docket: 64669263

Published

initiated. 1984 RgvisiomAmendment. Derived from section 440.271, Florida Statutes^ and Rrule 20, Florida Workers’

Department of Transportation v. Brown

589 So. 2d 1376, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 11754, 1991 WL 248695

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 20, 1991 | Docket: 64663471

Published

accord the appellate review contemplated by section 440.271. Therefore, we find it necessary to reverse

Holland v. Courtesy Corp.

563 So. 2d 787, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4528, 1990 WL 85426

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 1990 | Docket: 64651297

Published

review of an order on a rule 1.290(b) motion. Section 440.271, Florida Statutes (1989), states: “Review of

Florida Bar re Workers' Compensation Rules of Procedure

460 So. 2d 898, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 497, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3647

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 29, 1984 | Docket: 64608778

Published

court. Comment — 1984 Revision: Derived from section 440.271, Florida Statutes and Rule 20, Florida Workers’