Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Re: Unlicensed Handy Man

If the handy man is the Association's employee, he would be covered by the Association's workers compensation policy for any injury. If the handy man is not the Association's employee and is performing work for which a contractor's license is required in the State of California, there is a presumption in the law that a person who performs work for which a license is required and does not have such a license, that person is the employee of the principal. Thus, a court may hold that the Association's workers compensation policy would be liable.