Multiple Contractors Can Qualify as Injured Worker's Statutory Employer

The Arizona Court of Appeals has ordered an administrative law judge to revisit a construction worker’s comp case and evaluate the liability of each contractor made a party to the claim.  Since the ALJ hadn’t addressed the status or liability of every contractor identified as a defendant in Victor Reyes’ claim, the court said the award had to be set aside. Reyes had suffered injuries in December 2015 while working on a framing project for a residential development in Gilbert. Taylor Morrison had contracted with the Younger Brothers Group to complete the framing work f...