Defense of claim by Workers Compensation carrier for underpayment by business client
Jan 07, 2019OUTCOME: After substantial discovery, arbitrator ruled in favor of client resulting in a substantial savings for client.
Workers Compensation carrier claimed that client had not declared certain workers as an “employee” and therefore owed money to them for the classification difference. Client claimed that the “employee ... ” was actually an independent contractor and therefore not subject to the claimed classification.
