Dan Herrington and Kevin Mason co-wrote “Limiting Statutory Employer Liability for Workers’ Compensation” for The Transportation Lawyer.
“A recent administrative decision by Kentucky’s Department of Workers’ Claims holds important promise for transportation brokers facing a claim for workers’ compensation payments as alleged statutory employers of transportation carrier employees. In this case, the administrative law judge held that brokers Freightquote.com, Inc. (“Freightquote”) and C2 Freight Resources, Inc. (“C2”) were not statutory employers for workers’ compensation purposes of an over-the-road truck driver employed by the carrier, Double H&S Enterprises, Inc. (“Double H&S”).” Download PDF for entire article.