Category: Workers Compensation
How Gig Work is Creating Special Risks in Workers’ Compensation
From JDSupra, Debbie Hammer provides an excellent overview of the workers compensation issues and risks that arise…
Texas confirms employer’s liability coverage is only available if the injured worker is an employee of the named insured
From Lexology, Anna M. Perry discusses a case which focused on workers compensaton insurance coverage and the…
Understanding Workers’ Compensation Insurance For Independent Contractors
From ValueWalk, Adam Fields discusses many of the issues facing independent contractors when it comes to workers…
Kentucky Adopts Economic Realities Test for Workers Compensation Classification Cases
The Supreme Court of Kentucky adopted the economic realities test for determining if a worker is an…
Exclusive Remedy Provisions Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act
From JDSupra, Christian Davis and Michael Hyland discuss a case in which an injured worker tried to…
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, whether dancers are employees after all?
From Lexology, Elsie Chan discusses whether dancers are employees are independent contractors. Elsie writes: More than half…
Virginia Independent Contractor Denied Workers Comp Benefits
Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports on a recent case in which Scott Brian Dunn (“Dunn”), the owner of…
Hirer Of Independent Contractor Is Not Liable For Injury To Contractor’s Employee
From Lexology, Tony Oncidi reports on a case in California in which the company that hired an…
Rolling the dice with independent contractors – employee misclassification can prove to be a risky and expensive game of roulette when an injury occurs!
From Lexology, Nicole R. Hunter discusses the risks of classifying a worker as an independent contractor if…
From Contractor to Conflict: Independent Contractors and On-the-Job Injuries
From JDSupra, Alexandra Ortiz Hadley discusses the obligations of a business that hires an independent contractor to provide…
Utah’s Employer/Independent Contractor Distinction Remains Cloudy, Even To Judges
From JDSupra, Mark Morris discusses a recent case in which a worker was an independent contractor when…
Court holds homeowner Johnny Mathis not liable for injuries to independent contractor window cleaner
From The San Diego Tribune, Dan Eaton discusses a case in which an independent contractor window-washer who…
