Injured Truck Driver Qualifies as Employee

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that an injured truck driver was an employee who had not been offered valid light-duty work and had not refused reasonable medical treatment for his broken wrist. Case: IDI Logistics Inc. v. Clayton, No. 514 C.D. 2021, 10/18/2022, published. Facts: Larry Clayton filed a workers’ compensation claim against IDI Logistics Inc. for a wrist injury. Clayton claimed IDI had hired him as an 18-wheel flatbed truck driver in 2016 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He signed documents when he was hired, including an independent contractor agre...