Comp Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Determine Worker's Status as Employee or Contractor

The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court dismissed an alleged employer’s appeal of a determination that a worker was an employee and not an independent contractor. Case: GuideTime Inc. v. Clinch, No. 2022-6000, 11/14/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Clinch filed a wage claim against GuideTime Inc. with the Department of Labor & Industry’s Employment Relations Division. GuideTime responded, denying that Clinch was its employee and contending that the parties had a handshake agreement that he would be paid for his time in equity after the business they were ...