Legal Question in Workers Comp in California
independent contractor injured
I am a general contractor. I hired a company to do painting. The sub-contractor pays his employee. Can I be held responsible for workers comp. if the employee is injured on the job? Can I get a blanket workers comp. policy to cover me?
Asked on 7/20/07, 6:40 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
George Shers
Law Offices of Georges H. Shers
Re: independent contractor injured
I do not know if there is anything that would be a blanket WC policy. Either the person is your employee or he is not [with a few rare exceptions]. Talk to your comp. carrier but it seems to me that someone controlled and paid by the sub-contractor, a worker you can not fire nor raise their pay, is clearly not your employee and could sue you if he was injured at work.
Answered on 8/08/07, 9:53 pm
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