The Workers’ Compensation Act evolved from what is often called the “Grand Bargain.” Injured workers cannot sue their employers for work-related injuries in exchange for a no fault system in which the injured worker does not have to prove negligence and the employer provides sure and timely medical and indemnity benefits defined by statute. In… Continue Reading
When is a Contractor also the Subcontractor, and are both protected by the Exclusivity Doctrine?
A new wrinkle in the area of Statutory Employer/Employee Whenever I say “statutory employee/statutory employer,” eyes glaze over, expressions become frozen, and Post by Founding Partner Stan Lacy people start looking for the door. It is not the most interesting topic to talk (or write) about, but a case has been decided in the Supreme… Continue Reading
