Borrowing Employer Gets Summary Dismissal of Temp Worker's Tort Claims

A California appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a borrowing employer based on the exclusive workers’ compensation remedy in dual employment scenarios. In January 2011, Saputo Cheese USA contracted with Select Staffing, a temporary employment service provider, for temporary employees to work at Saputo’s facilities. Saputo signed the agreement, but Select Staffing did not. The agreement set forth the rates charged by Select Staffing and said Select had the right to adjust its service rates to compensate for mandatory adjustments to various employee benefits,...