Kellogg's Was Janitor's Statutory Employer, Court Rules

A principal contractor was a "statutory employer" of a janitorial service's employees, the Tennessee Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Fayette Janitorial Services v. Kellogg USA, No. W2011-01759-COA-R3-CV, 2/4/13, published.Facts: Wesley Kennedy, an employee of Fayette Janitorial Services, was severely burned by chemicals while cleaning a corn cooker at a Kellogg USA cereal plant. Technology Insurance Co., Fayette's insurer, settled with Kennedy for $262,979 in workers' compensation benefits. Fayette and Technology, acting as assignees of Kennedy, sued Kellogg for negligence and al...