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... is not required to carry Workers Comp insurance. The actual construction of houses is subcontracted out. A subcontractor with employees, however, must show the general contractor proof that it carries this coverage. While building a home, the general contractor hired the subcontractor to perform roofing work with payment to be based on the square footage of the completed roof. The subcontractor did not carry Workers Comp, and it was understood that he would not employ anyone. However, the subcontractor hired a worker to assist him: an experienced roofer who ... for another company but performed side jobs several times a year. This worker fell and was injured. The court held that he was an employee of the general contractor, not an independent contractor, based on the general contractor's right to control the claimant's work and to terminate the relationship at will. Thus the general contractor was a statutory employer required to pay compensation benefits but immune from tort liability. BORROWING AND LENDING: SPECIAL EMPLOYERS AND THE BORROWED SERVANT DOCTRINE The cases discussed here illustrate that tort immunity and the transfer of Workers Compensation ... contractor hired the claimant to install the burners and hook up the pressing machines. The second contractor would pick up the claimant every morning and drop him off at the job site. The second contractor instructed the claimant on what had to be done and supplied all necessary materials. The claimant, an alcoholic, went out for two shots and a glass of beer on the day of his injury. Later, he fell while climbing a ladder. The court held that the shop owner could not be the statutory employer of the claimant ...

... not required to carry Workers' Comp insurance. The actual construction of houses is subcontracted out. A subcontractor with employees, however, must show the general contractor proof that it carries this coverage. While building a home, the general contractor hired the subcontractor to perform roofing work with payment to be based on the square footage of the completed roof. The subcontractor did not carry Workers' Comp, and it was understood that he would not employ anyone. However, the subcontractor hired a worker to assist him: an experienced roofer ... worked for another company but performed side jobs several times a year. This worker fell and was injured. The court held that he was an employee of the general contractor, not an independent contractor, based on the general contractor's right to control the claimant's work and to terminate the relationship at will. Thus the general contractor was a statutory employer required to pay compensation benefits but immune from tort liability. BORROWING AND LENDING: SPECIAL EMPLOYERS AND THE BORROWED SERVANT DOCTRINE The cases discussed here illustrate that tort immunity and the transfer of Workers ... contractor hired the claimant to install the burners and hook up the pressing machines. The second contractor would pick up the claimant every morning and drop him off at the job site. The second contractor instructed the claimant on what had to be done and supplied all necessary materials. The claimant, an alcoholic, went out for two shots and a glass of beer on the day of his injury. Later, he fell while climbing a ladder. The court held that the shop owner could not be the statutory employer of the claimant ...

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...ired the subcontractor to perform roofing work with payment to be based on the...on needs, establishes labor contracts, and deals with employer's liability and other tort liability claims involvi...

...ired the subcontractor to perform roofing work with payment to be based on the...on needs, establishes labor contracts, and deals with employer's liability and other tort liability claims involvi...