Employee's Failure to Request Treatment Didn't Take Employer Off Hook for Cost of It

An employer that undisputedly knew that its employee had been injured on the job was liable for his medical treatment costs, even though the worker had never formally asked his employer to pay for his care, a Florida appellate court ruled. Case: Fortune v. Gulf Coast Tree Care. No. 1D13-5580, 10/13/2014, published. Facts: Phillip Fortune worked for Gulf Coast Tree Care. He suffered a dislocated shoulder on May 2011 after an assault by an angry bicyclist, who rode up and punched him as he was sitting in his vehicle preparing to enter a gated community to deliver an estimate to a customer. Fo...