Category: Workers Compensation

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Posted in Workers Compensation

Employee or Independent Contractor?

    From About.com, Marianne Bonner discusses the issue of misclassifying workers as independent contractors instead of employees…

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Posted in Workers Compensation

Employee or independent? It’s a workers’ comp issue

    From WorkersCompensation.com, Fielding Buck discusses the challenges small businesses face in determining who is an…

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Posted in Workers Compensation

Legal Options for Injured Independent Contractors

  The Goldberg Weisman Cairo blog reviews the options for an independent contractor who is injured.  It states: Because…

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Posted in Workers Compensation

Employee or Independent Contractor? What this Means for your Workers Compensation Case.

From Ankin Law Office, Howard Ankin discusses how the classification of a worker relates to a workers compensation claim….

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Posted in Workers Compensation

Employee or Independent Contractor? What this Means for your Workers Compensation Case.

From JDSupra, Howard Ankin discusses some of the ambiguities in workers compensation claims when a worker is classified…

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Posted in Georgia Workers Compensation

Employee Exclusion Applies to Independent Contractor Truck Driver 

From JDSupra, Peter Dworjanyn discusses whether an insurance company had to cover a claim made by an independent contractor…

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Posted in Workers Compensation

Eligibility for Workers’ Compensation After a Job-Related Accident 

From AllLaw, David Goguen discusses eligibility for workers compensation claims and confirms that independent contractors are not…

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Posted in Pennsylvania Workers Compensation

Pa Court Clarifies “Written Contract” Requirement for Independent Contractor Classification under the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act 

From JDSupra, Denise Elliott discusses a recent Pennsylvania court decision in which the court said that a worker…

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Posted in Misclassification Nevada Workers Compensation

Delivery driver wins workers’ comp case before state Supreme Court

From the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sean Whaley reports a Nevada Supreme Court Decision that may allow a…

Posted in Louisiana Workers Compensation

Contractor sues for alleged on the job injury

The Louisiana Record reports a case in which a painter is suing a real estate company for…

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Posted in Misclassification Workers Compensation

Who Is Responsible When a Private Contractor Is Injured at Your Place of Business?

From the Houston Chronicle, Patrick Gleeson discusses the potential liability you may have for an injured worker…

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Posted in Freelancing Workers Compensation

What Insurance Coverages Should Be Required for an Independent Contractor?

From the nest, Laurie Reeves discusses what insurance coverage an independent contractor should have.  Laurie identifies 5…