Self-Employed Worker Gave Notice to 'Employer' by Telling Wife

A Florida man who ran a yard work company with his wife satisfied his statutory obligation to provide his "employer" with notice of his industrial injury by telling his wife about the car accident that resulted in an injury to his back that he got into while en route to a job site.Even though Florida law requires claimants to report injuries to their employers within 30 days, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Friday that the failure of Eugenio Gomez and his wife to notify their workers' compensation carrier about the accident was not fatal to his claim. The court said nothing in Flori...