Iowa Staffing Worker Might Not Be Employee of Borrowing Employer

Illinois Court Stresses that Both Loaning and Borrowing Employers are Immune From Tort Liability

In an Illinois personal injury action filed by a temporary worker who had been assigned by a temporary staffing agency to a packaging company, both the “loaning” employer and the...

Louisiana Temp Worker Injured Two Hours After Reporting for Work May Not Sue Borrowing Employer in Tort

A Louisiana appellate court reversed a decision by a state trial court that had denied a corporate defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a negligence action filed against it by...

Pennsylvania Borrowed Employee May Not Sue Borrowing Employer In Tort

Construing the so-called “borrowed employee” doctrine, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania stressed that where a worker employed by one company is furnished by that company to perform work for another...

For Illinois “Borrowing Employer,” Exclusive Remedy Defense Not Tied to Payment of Insurance Premiums

A temporary staffing agency worker may not maintain a cause of action against a “borrowing employer” for personal injuries sustained in a work-related accident in spite of the fact that...

The Road Less Traveled: Wisconsin Court of Appeals Shuns Majority Rule Re: Borrowing Employer’s Tort Immunity

Temporary Employee Has Option of Claiming Benefits or Suing in Tort Based, at least in part, on the court’s so-called “literal” reading of a Wisconsin statute [Wis. Stat. § 102.29(6)(b)1.], the...