Fla. Court: Claimant Didn't Voluntarily Leave Job

A judge of compensation claims erred by ruling that a claimant had voluntarily left his position because the claimant's work restrictions precluded him from performing his job, Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled.The appellate court judges affirmed and reversed various portions of a judge's decision after concluding that Dennis Whitaker did not voluntarily leave his position as a truck driver. The court based its reversal on Myers v. Hillsborough County School Board, where the court concluded that no evidence supported the determination that the claimant had voluntarily le...