Aimwell, Inc. v. McLendon Enterprises, Inc.
Nov 07, 2012OUTCOME: My client, the business utilizing the lease haul services, had no liability for the Claimant's workers' compensation benefits.
An employee was injured while providing lease haul services for his immediate employer to another business. The immediate employer argued the injured worker was the borrowed servant of the other busin ... ess. The immediate employer also argued the two businesses should divide the liability for the injured workers' significant workers' compensation benefits under a theory of joint employment. The Court of Appeals held did not address the borrowed servant issue and found that the immediate employer had sole responsibility for the injured worker's workers' compensation benefits under O.C.G.A. 34-9-224, as the immediate employer was solely responsible for the employee's wages and had sole wage liability. The Supreme Court of Georgia declined to review the case.
