High Court to Consider Classification of Newspaper Carriers

Massachusetts' high court is set to decide whether newspaper carriers are employees or independent contractors, a decision that will determine their eligibility for workers' compensation benefits, the Springfield, Massachusetts-based newspaper The Republican reports. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court was scheduled to hear Ives Camargo v. Publishers Circulation Fulfillment on Thursday, but the courthouse was closed due to blizzard conditions. Camargo, a newspaper carrier, says she fell on the job twice while working for Publishers Circulation Fulfillment. The company classifies...