The Court of Appeals of South Carolina reversed, in part, a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Appellate Panel that had found an injured roofer was an independent contractor—and not...
Self-Employed SC Roofer May Have Been Roofing Co.’s Employee Self-Employed SC Roofer May Have Been Roofing Co.’s EmployeeA 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...
Louisiana Temp Worker Injured Two Hours After Reporting for Work May Not Sue Borrowing Employer in Tort Louisiana Temp Worker Injured Two Hours After Reporting for Work May Not Sue Borrowing Employer in TortAcknowledging that one of the important factors to be considered in determining whether a worker is an independent contractor, rather than an employee, is whether the worker brings important “equipment”...
Idaho Court Says Bodies of Tandem Skydivers Are Not "Equipment" Idaho Court Says Bodies of Tandem Skydivers Are Not "Equipment"Stressing that under Georgia law, it is the right to control, not the actual exercise of that control, which determines whether the work relationship is one of employer and employee,...
Georgia Husband/Wife Driving Team Were Employees: Wife’s Tort Action Barred by Exclusivity Georgia Husband/Wife Driving Team Were Employees: Wife’s Tort Action Barred by ExclusivityWhere a chicken farm owner—who knew virtually nothing about raising chickens—exercised minimal control over an employee manager of the farm, yet Tyson Farms, Inc., which contracted with the farm owner...
MD Court Says Tyson Was Co-Employer of Worker at Uninsured Chicken Farm MD Court Says Tyson Was Co-Employer of Worker at Uninsured Chicken FarmA National Football League “free agent,” who had been released from his contract by the Philadelphia Eagles and who agreed, along with 15 other free agents, to attend a three-day...
NFL Free Agent Injured in Minicamp Tryout Has No Comp Claim NFL Free Agent Injured in Minicamp Tryout Has No Comp ClaimReversing a decision by the state’s court of appeals, the Supreme Court of South Carolina recently held that direct evidence supported the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s original determination that a certified...
South Carolina Supreme Court Says Nurse Anesthetist Was Employee, Not Independent Contractor South Carolina Supreme Court Says Nurse Anesthetist Was Employee, Not Independent ContractorAn exotic dancer, who worked in various “strip” clubs in North and South Carolina, and who was shot and seriously wounded while performing at the Boom Boom Room Studio 54...
South Carolina: Exotic Dancer Shot in Strip Club Brawl Was Not an Employee–No Workers’ Compensation Benefits South Carolina: Exotic Dancer Shot in Strip Club Brawl Was Not an Employee–No Workers’ Compensation Benefits