Uninsured Contractor Liable for Benefits, Fees and Penalties

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a contractor who normally had no employees was obligated to buy insurance when he hired three people to help him to a job, and that he was liable for benefits, attorney fees and penalties for failing to have insurance for one of the workers who got hurt on the project. Case: Wills v. Clay County, No. A16A1328, 10/26/2016, published. Facts: Bobby Wills secured a contract to renovate a community gymnasium owned by Clay County. The contract language originally required that Wills provide his employees with comp coverage, but Wills told the county he was n...