Category: Workers Compensation

Posted in Misclassification Workers Compensation

Understanding Workers’ Compensation Insurance For Independent Contractors

From ValueWalk, Adam Fields discusses many of the issues facing independent contractors when it comes to workers…

Posted in Kentucky Workers Compensation

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…

Posted in Workers Compensation

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…

Posted in International Workers Compensation

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…

Posted in Virginia Workers Compensation

Virginia Independent Contractor Denied Workers Comp Benefits

Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports on a recent case in which Scott Brian Dunn (“Dunn”), the owner of…

Posted in California Workers Compensation

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…

Posted in Ohio Workers Compensation

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…

Posted in Tennessee Workers Compensation

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…

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Posted in Utah Workers Compensation

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…

Posted in California Workers Compensation

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…

Posted in Georgia Workers Compensation

AMC Looks to Erase $8.6 Million Verdict in ‘Walking Dead’ Stunt Death 

From Variety, Gene Maddaus reports that AMC Networks is arguing that a stuntman’s death should be processed…

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Posted in Workers Compensation

Independent Contractors Need Workers’ Compensation

  From Lawyers.com, Jeffrey S. Gross discusses the importance of workers compensation for independent contractors. Jeffrey writes: Workers’…