Tag: special employer

Apr 22, 2022

NY Court Affirms Apportionment of Liability Between Special and General Employers

A New York appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that apportioned liability for the benefits due under an injured employee’s workers’ compensation claim between the...

NY Court Affirms Apportionment of Liability Between Special and General Employers NY Court Affirms Apportionment of Liability Between Special and General Employers
Aug 11, 2020

NJ Worker's Tort Action Against Supply Company Fails on Exclusivity Grounds

A New Jersey appellate court affirmed a state trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of a defendant supply company in a civil action filed against it by...

NJ Worker's Tort Action Against Supply Company Fails on Exclusivity Grounds NJ Worker's Tort Action Against Supply Company Fails on Exclusivity Grounds
Apr 7, 2020

In Georgia, Borrowed Servant is Co-Employee of Borrowing Employer’s “Regular” Employee

In Georgia, a borrowed servant is, even though temporarily, the co-employee of the borrowing employer’s regular employees. Accordingly, such a borrowed servant may not sue one of the employer’s regular...

In Georgia, Borrowed Servant is Co-Employee of Borrowing Employer’s “Regular” Employee In Georgia, Borrowed Servant is Co-Employee of Borrowing Employer’s “Regular” Employee
Sep 23, 2019

Washington Special Employers May Not Be So “Special” After All

Court Says Issue of Fact Existed as to Whether Worker “Consented” to Special Employment Status. In a decision that could alter the way some labor brokers manage their businesses within...

Washington Special Employers May Not Be So “Special” After All Washington Special Employers May Not Be So “Special” After All
Oct 15, 2018

Affiliated NY Company Liable for Half of Driver’s Comp Benefits as Special Employer

In Matter of Mitchell v. Eaton’s Trucking Serv., Inc., 2018 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6806 (3rd Dept., Oct. 11, 2018), a New York appellate court affirmed a decision of the...

Affiliated NY Company Liable for Half of Driver’s Comp Benefits as Special Employer Affiliated NY Company Liable for Half of Driver’s Comp Benefits as Special Employer
Feb 9, 2018

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...

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