Undocumented Workers Can Use Employer's Evidence to Prove Wages

Claimants can use either their records or their employer's records to prove that their wages were reported for federal income tax purposes, the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal clarified in a decision that expanded upon prior case law. Ever since the 1st DCA's ruling in Fast Tract Framing v. Caraballo, injured workers have been required to prove that they have reported their income for federal income tax purposes to establish their pay rate and collect wage-loss benefits. Since then, the court has ruled in Rene Stone Work Corp v. Gonzalez, that evidence of an undocumented worker...