No. of Petitions Mediated Increased while OJCC Cut Staff

Just as budget cuts forced the Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims to eliminate four mediator positions, the number of petitions for benefits mediated by the office jumped 8%, reversing a long-term trend, according to a report on mediation statistics prepared by OJCC Chief Deputy Judge David Langham.The report states that the OJCC mediated 21,440 petitions during the 2012-13 fiscal year, which ended June 30, up from 19,891 in 2011-12. In the six preceding years the number of petitions mediated steadily declined from 49,526 in 2005-06.The office had to handle that workload with a sm...